Guidance on Strategies to Promote Best Practice in Antipsychotic Prescribing for Children and Adolescents

The safe and effective use of antipsychotic medications for children and adolescents [hereafter youth] in the United States is a critical issue in mental and substance use treatment. Antipsychotic medication use is substantially higher for youth in the United States when compared to rates of use among youth in most other developed countries. In response to the emergence of safety concerns in pediatric antipsychotic medication use, Federal, State, and public

• | Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• | Publisher: Lulu.com
• | Publication Date: Nov 19, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 58 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1794755349
• | ISBN-13: 9781794755345