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  • Title: Psychoactive drug prescribing by Dutch child and adolescent psychiatrists.
    Author: Hugtenburg JG, Heerdink ER, Tso YH.
    Journal: Acta Paediatr; 2005 Oct; 94(10):1484-7. PubMed ID: 16299882.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To gain more insight into the prescribing of psychoactive drugs by Dutch child psychiatrists. METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to all child psychiatrists in the Netherlands. Questions were asked about the prescribing of antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics and psychostimulants for psychiatric disorders in children. RESULTS: The preference of specific antidepressants, antipsychotics and anxiolytics depends on the disorder. For different disorders, off-label prescribing varies from 19 to 71%. CONCLUSION: Preferences differ widely. Off-label drug prescribing is high. More studies on the efficacy and safety of psychoactive drugs in children are therefore required.
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