The science and ethics of antipsychotic use in children. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Nina Di Pietro and Judy Illes.
• Editors: Di Pietro, Nina; Illes, Judy
• Contents: 1: A Brief History of the Science and Ethics of Antipsychotics and Off-label Prescribing 2: Pharmacoepidemiology of antipsychotic use in Canadian children and adolescents 3: Do We Know if they Work and if they are Safe: Second Generation Antipsychotics for treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents. 4: Ensuring the safety of children treated with second-generation antipsychotics 5: Pediatric clinical trial activity for antipsychotics and the sharing of results - a complex ethical landscape 6: Pathways to Overmedication and Polypharmacy: Case Examples from Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 7: Implementing Change in Prescribing Practices 8: Canadian initiatives and recommendations: Safeguarding the health of children and youth receiving off-label treatment with antipsychotics .
• Edition: First edition
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam, [The Netherlands] : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 615.7882; Antipsychotic drugs; Drugs -- Prescribing -- Moral and ethical aspects; Adolescent psychopharmacology; Pediatric psychopharmacology; Children -- Medical care
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128004814; 0128004819; 9780128000168
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.