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Antipsychotics in Children (December)

Date of Issue: 12/01/2014 | Volume: 5 | Number: 8

Issue Links:Learning Objectives | Editorial Information

This issue informs clinicians on the risks and challenges of antipsychotics use in children and adolescents including potential side effects. It also covers the FDA approved (July 2013) Neuropsychiatric EEG-Based Assessment Aid diagnostic tool for confirming ADHD in youth patients.

In This Issue

Article

The New FDA-Approved EEG Test for ADHD: Should You Order It?

Topics: Antipsychotics | Child Psychiatry | Free Articles

Over the decades, finding a truly useful objective diagnostic test in psychiatry has proven both elusive and frustrating.

Table - Antipsychotic Medications Used for Children

Topics: Antipsychotics | Child Psychiatry

Table - Possible Side Effects of Antipsychotic Medications

Topics: Antipsychotics | Child Psychiatry

Expert Q&A

Using Antipsychotics Judiciously in Children

Topics: Antipsychotics | Child Psychiatry

Read about the appropriate use of antipsychotics to treat disorders in children and adolescents, in an interview with psychiatrist Glen R. Elliott, MD, PhD.

Research Update

Prescribing Anxiety Meds for Teens May Trigger Later Drug Abuse

Topics: Research Updates | Substance Abuse

Adolescents are commonly prescribed anti-anxiety or sleep medications, which is often reasonable, given the efficacy of these agents. We often worry about abuse potential, but we’ve had little data to tell how much we should worry, until now. It turns out that we may be prodding some of these teens down the road toward addiction.

Research Update

Exercise Not Only Good for Children’s Overall Health, It’s Good for their Brains

Topics: Research Updates

Exercise is good for the brain as well as the body—we’ve known for several years that this is true for adults, but a new study indicates it’s true for children, too.