title: Psychopharmacology for medically ill adolescents.
abstract: Medically ill adolescents are at increased risk for psychological distress and/or functional impairment. However, there are few research studies examining the optimal psychiatric treatments for this population. Psychiatric medication recommendations are largely based on studies of youth with a primary psychiatric disorder, adult studies, hypothesized mechanisms of action, and/or clinical experience. This paper provides evidence-informed recommendations for the psychopharmacological treatment of acutely medically ill adolescents suffering from significant psychological distress and/or functional impairment. Representing the most common problems among medically ill adolescents that are treated with psychiatric medications, recommendations are provided for anxiety and depression; iatrogenic medical trauma, inadequate sleep and insomnia; and, delirium.
authors: Division of Child Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. bbursch@mednet.ucla.edu
authors: Brenda
authors: B
authors: Bursch
authors: Marcy
authors: M
authors: Forgey
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives
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