TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychopharmacology in Children
AU - Biederman, Joseph
AU - Jellinek, Michael S.
PY - 1984/4/12
Y1 - 1984/4/12
N2 - EPIDEMIOLOGIC studies indicate that 5 percent of all pediatric office visits are primarily for psychiatric disorders.1 In concert with trends in adult psychiatry, the use of psychotropic medications has increased beyond the traditional use of stimulants, to include antidepressants, antipsychotics, and lithium. The precise use of psychotropic drugs has been limited by insufficient research, inadequate training, lack of approval by the Food and Drug Administration, and concerns about unknown long-term effects. This review of psychopharmacology in children will discuss current diagnostic criteria and the rational use of psychotropic medication and will highlight key psychosocial concerns. Diagnostic Categories and Clinical.
AB - EPIDEMIOLOGIC studies indicate that 5 percent of all pediatric office visits are primarily for psychiatric disorders.1 In concert with trends in adult psychiatry, the use of psychotropic medications has increased beyond the traditional use of stimulants, to include antidepressants, antipsychotics, and lithium. The precise use of psychotropic drugs has been limited by insufficient research, inadequate training, lack of approval by the Food and Drug Administration, and concerns about unknown long-term effects. This review of psychopharmacology in children will discuss current diagnostic criteria and the rational use of psychotropic medication and will highlight key psychosocial concerns. Diagnostic Categories and Clinical.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0021760961&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198404123101507
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198404123101507
M3 - Review article
C2 - 6142421
AN - SCOPUS:0021760961
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 310
SP - 968
EP - 972
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 15
ER -