title: Clozapine for treatment of aggression in non-psychotic adolescents.
abstract: Use of Second Generation Antipsychotics (SGAs) in children and adolescents has grown more significantly in recent years. Clozapine has shown good results for the treatment of aggression in adult population but no case has been reported about the use of clozapine for treatment of aggression in non-psychotic adolescents. We present cases of 2 adolescents in which clozapine was used primarily to treat their aggressive behavior and suicidal ideation.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Samaritan Medical Center, 830 Washington Street, Watertown, NY, United States. Electronic address: drtarundhingra@gmail.com.
authors: Tarun
authors: T
authors: Kumar
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY, United States.
authors: Archana
authors: A
authors: Kathpal
authors: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States.
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Demer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects*; D002648:Child; D003024:Clozapine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D003024:Clozapine
keywords: Clozapine for aggression; Clozapine in adolescents; Non-psychotic adolescents