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Survey of Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Use by Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists
Author(s) -
Sivaprasad Leela,
Hassan Tariq,
Handy Sumi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00404.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , atypical antipsychotic , medicine , antipsychotic , child and adolescent psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , pediatrics
Background: Atypical antipsychotics could be replacing traditional antipsychotics in the treatment of childhood disorders. Method: A postal survey was conducted of Child Psychiatrists in a region of the United Kingdom to evaluate their use of atypical antipsychotics for psychotic and non‐psychotic conditions. Results: 97% of respondents reported prescribing atypical antipsychotics and at least 65% did so for non‐psychotic indications although several concerns were raised. Differences in prescribing and monitoring practices between Community and Specialist services were noted. Conclusions: Atypical antipsychotics appear to play a significant role in current child psychiatry practice. Further discussions and research needs to occur about their use and guidelines produced.