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Direct linkShahidullah, Jeffrey D. – Communique, 2012
Psychotropic medications are increasingly used to treat children and adolescents with mental health conditions. Between the years 1994 and 2001, there was a 191.7% increase in number of office visits resulting in a psychotropic medication prescription among children and adolescents. Many drugs are prescribed to children "off-label", whereby they…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Mental Health, Children, Adolescents
