Risks And Benefits Of Antipsychotics In Children And Adolescents
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 13:07
in Health & Medicine
New research illuminates the benefits and risks of antipsychotic medication in children and its impact on individual well-being, social, educational and/or vocational functioning, and disease burden. Scientists have pointed out the challenges that clinicians encounter in treating children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders, and discuss the requirements for starting antipsychotic treatment in clinical practice.