A multi-national comparison of antipsychotic drug use in children and adolescents, 2005–2012
Abstract Over the last decades, an increase in antipsychotic (AP) prescribing and a shift from first-generation antipsychotics (FGA) to second-generation antipsychotics (SGA) among youth have been reported. However, most AP prescriptions for youth are off-label, and there are worrying long-term safe...
Main Authors: | Luuk J. Kalverdijk, Christian J. Bachmann, Lise Aagaard, Mehmet Burcu, Gerd Glaeske, Falk Hoffmann, Irene Petersen, Catharina C. M. Schuiling-Veninga, Linda P. Wijlaars, Julie M. Zito |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13034-017-0192-1 |
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