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Publication Date: 2009-Sep
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Practice Parameter on the Use of Psychotropic Medication in Children and Adolescents
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, v48 n9 p961 Sep 2009
The appropriate and safe use of psychotropic medications in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders is discussed. Best practices principles include completing a psychiatric and medical evaluation, creating a treatment and monitoring plan, and educating the patient and family about the disorder and the treatment.
Descriptors: Medical Evaluation, Adolescents, Drug Therapy, Children, Mental Disorders, Family Programs, Outcomes of Treatment, Health Services, Child Health
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Language: English
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