New Users of Antipsychotic Medications Among Children Enrolled in TennCare
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New users of antipsychotic medications among children enrolled in TennCare.
BACKGROUND The use of antipsychotic medications in children and adolescents for indications other than psychosis or Tourette syndrome is controversial. Newer atypical antipsychotics with profiles of adverse effects that differ from those of traditional antipsychotics may lead providers to prescribe antipsychotics more frequently than in the past for behavioral indications not strongly supported...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.8.753