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Early Diagnoses and Psychotherapeutic Medication Treatment Experiences of a Cohort of Children Under 6 Years Old Who Received Antipsychotic Treatment in Florida's Medicaid Program

Robert Constantine, Rajiv Tandon, Marie McPherson, Ross Andel

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology · 2011 · 18 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

We found a large group of very young children who were persistently treated with antipsychotic medications. This early and extensive exposure is a cause for concern.

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Risperidone in Children with Autism and Serious Behavioral Problems

James T. McCracken, James J. McGough, Bhavik Shah et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2002 · 1.5K citations · Full text

Cardiometabolic Risk of Second-Generation Antipsychotic Medications During First-Time Use in Children and Adolescents

Christoph U. Correll · JAMA · 2009 · 1K citations · Full text

National Trends in the Outpatient Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Antipsychotic Drugs

Mark Olfson, Carlos Blanco, Linxu Liu et al. · Archives of General Psychiatry · 2006 · 594 citations

Estimating medication persistency using administrative claims data.

Rishi Sikka, Fang Xia, Ronald E. Aubert · PubMed · 2005 · 456 citations

Trends in Antipsychotic Drug Use by Very Young, Privately Insured Children

Mark Olfson, Stephen Crystal, Cecilia Huang et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · 2010 · 205 citations

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