A multi-national comparison of antipsychotic drug use in children and adolescents, 2005-2012

• Main Authors: Luuk J. Kalverdijk (Author), Christian J. Bachmann (Author), Lise Aagaard (Author), Mehmet Burcu (Author), Gerd Glaeske (Author), Falk Hoffmann (Author), Irene Petersen (Author), Catharina C. M. Schuiling-Veninga (Author), Linda P. Wijlaars (Author), Julie M. Zito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...