TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychopharmacological treatment for very young children
T2 - Contexts and guidelines
AU - Gleason, Mary Margaret
AU - Egger, Helen Link
AU - Emslie, Graham J.
AU - Greenhill, Laurence L.
AU - Kowatch, Robert A.
AU - Lieberman, Alicia F.
AU - Luby, Joan L.
AU - Owens, Judith
AU - Scahill, Lawrence D.
AU - Scheeringa, Michael S.
AU - Stafford, Brian
AU - Wise, Brian
AU - Zeanah, Charles H.
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was supported by a grant from the AACAP Abramson Fund.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Systematic research and practice guidelines addressing preschool psychopharmacological treatment in very young children are limited, despite evidence of increasing clinical use of medications in this population. The Preschool Psychopharmacology Working Group (PPWG) was developed to review existing literature relevant to preschool psychopharmacology treatment and to develop treatment recommendations to guide clinicians considering psychopharmacological treatment in very young children. This article reviews the developmental considerations related to preschool psychopharmacological treatment, presents current evidence bases for specific disorders in early childhood, and describes the recommended algorithms for medication use. The purpose of this effort is to promote responsible treatment of young children, recognizing that this will sometimes involve the use of medications. Copyright 2007
AB - Systematic research and practice guidelines addressing preschool psychopharmacological treatment in very young children are limited, despite evidence of increasing clinical use of medications in this population. The Preschool Psychopharmacology Working Group (PPWG) was developed to review existing literature relevant to preschool psychopharmacology treatment and to develop treatment recommendations to guide clinicians considering psychopharmacological treatment in very young children. This article reviews the developmental considerations related to preschool psychopharmacological treatment, presents current evidence bases for specific disorders in early childhood, and describes the recommended algorithms for medication use. The purpose of this effort is to promote responsible treatment of young children, recognizing that this will sometimes involve the use of medications. Copyright 2007
KW - Preschool
KW - Psychopharmacology
KW - Treatment
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U2 - 10.1097/chi.0b013e3181570d9e
DO - 10.1097/chi.0b013e3181570d9e
M3 - Article
C2 - 18030077
AN - SCOPUS:36349009235
SN - 0890-8567
VL - 46
SP - 1532
EP - 1572
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
IS - 12
ER -