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Safe prescribing of antipsychotics for youth
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30577
Subject(s) - antipsychotic , variety (cybernetics) , psychiatry , adverse effect , medicine , psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , pharmacology , computer science , artificial intelligence
While antipsychotic prescribing is common in youth, these medications are associated with adverse metabolic effects such as weight gain. A literature review study aimed at efforts to improve risk screening found six studies showing a variety of strategies.