Antipsychotics In Children
Think twice before giving antipsychotics to your children
According to a new report (http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2339963), during the past several years, antipsychotics have gained popularity as treatments for psychiatric disorders in young people.
The number of teens and young adults who are being prescribed antipsychotics is on the rise, yet little is known about trends and patterns of their use in the United States.
Be cautious with antipsychotics
“Great caution should be exercised in the use of antipsychotics, especially for young children,” said lead study author Dr. Mark Olfson, a research psychiatrist at Columbia University in New York, Reuters reported.
Olfson and colleagues analyzed prescription data from 2006, 2008, and …show more content…
Data published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry unveiled that overall in 2010, approximately 270,000 antipsychotic prescriptions were distributed to younger children, 2.14 million to older children, 2.80 million to adolescents, and 1.83 million to young adults, researchers calculated.
Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder
The study found that among children 18 and under, the most common reason for antipsychotics was to treat attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
In the U.S., this is one of the most common childhood brain disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood, studies found ((http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/index.shtml).
This diagnosis accounted for about 53 percent of prescriptions for younger children, 60 percent for older kids, and 35 percent for teens.
This is a condition for which the powerful drugs such as Abilify (aripiprazole), Risperdal (risperidone), Seroquel (quetiapine) and Zyprexa (olanzapine) are not
According to a new report (http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2339963), during the past several years, antipsychotics have gained popularity as treatments for psychiatric disorders in young people.
The number of teens and young adults who are being prescribed antipsychotics is on the rise, yet little is known about trends and patterns of their use in the United States.
Be cautious with antipsychotics
“Great caution should be exercised in the use of antipsychotics, especially for young children,” said lead study author Dr. Mark Olfson, a research psychiatrist at Columbia University in New York, Reuters reported.
Olfson and colleagues analyzed prescription data from 2006, 2008, and …show more content…
Data published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry unveiled that overall in 2010, approximately 270,000 antipsychotic prescriptions were distributed to younger children, 2.14 million to older children, 2.80 million to adolescents, and 1.83 million to young adults, researchers calculated.
Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder
The study found that among children 18 and under, the most common reason for antipsychotics was to treat attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
In the U.S., this is one of the most common childhood brain disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood, studies found ((http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/index.shtml).
This diagnosis accounted for about 53 percent of prescriptions for younger children, 60 percent for older kids, and 35 percent for teens.
This is a condition for which the powerful drugs such as Abilify (aripiprazole), Risperdal (risperidone), Seroquel (quetiapine) and Zyprexa (olanzapine) are not