Practical child and adolescent psychopharmacology

Current issues in child and adolescent psychopharmacology. Part 2: Anxiety and obsessive–compulsive disorders, autism, Tourette’s and schizophrenia

Part 1 of this two-part consideration of child and adolescent psychopharmacology focused on attention–deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression and bipolar disorder (Coghill, 2003). This second paper concentrates on current pharmacological approaches to the treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive–compulsive disorders, autism, Tourette syndrome and schizophrenia. The aim is to describe...

The ethics of psychopharmacological research in legal minors

Research in psychopharmacology for children and adolescents is fraught with ethical problems and tensions. This has practical consequences as it leads to a paucity of the research that is essential to support the treatment of this vulnerable group. In this article, we will discuss some of the ethical issues which are relevant to such research, and explore their implications for both research an...

Diagnostically homeless and needing appropriate placement.

Neurobiology of pediatric mood disorders: Part II.

Special section on psychopharmacology trials in children and adolescents

For the first time, we publish a special section of four related articles in the online, open-access journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health.