Special section on psychopharmacology trials in children and adolescents
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چکیده
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.
منابع مشابه
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in children and adolescents with major depression.
The controlled studies of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in pediatric psychopharmacology research lag behind the controlled studies of SSRIs in adults. As a result, widespread use of SSRIs in the treatment of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders is in stark contrast to the paucity of research data. Recent changes in the research climate (including support from the Nationa...
متن کاملPsychopharmacology of aggression in children and adolescents with autism: a critical review of efficacy and tolerability.
BACKGROUND Autism is characterized by a clinical triad of symptoms that affect social, language, and behavioral domains. Aggression and self-injury may be associated symptoms of autism and can result in significant harm to those affected as well as marked distress for their families. The precise nature of the relationship between aggressive or self-injurious behavior (SIB) and autism remains un...
متن کاملThe role of Non-Governmental Organizations in protecting victims with the emphasis on victimized children
When the government, with all its forces along with civil society, is taking part in a collaborative criminal policy in support of the victim, it is portrayed as an inclusive and desirable pattern of social support. Social support works more than anything else through community-based activities. These supports from Non-Governmental Organizations can be divided into two categories: First, medica...
متن کاملA review of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents
This article is a review of recent literature on obsessive-compulsive disorder in the pediatric population. Areas covered include: a brief historical perspective, clinical presentation in relation to symptoms found in different age groups, epidemiology, psychiatric comorbidity, etiology (with regards to genetics, neuroimaging, and familial factors), clinical course and prognosis, and treatment,...
متن کاملUnmet needs in paediatric psychopharmacology: Present scenario and future perspectives.
Paediatric psychopharmacology holds great promise in two equally important areas of enormous biomedical and social impact, namely the treatment of behavioural abnormalities in children and adolescents, and the prevention of psychiatric disorders with adolescent- or adult-onset. Yet, in striking contrast, pharmacological treatment options presently available in child and adolescent psychiatry ar...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
دوره 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008