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ERIC Number: EJ744390
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 20
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-3830
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Pediatric Psychopharmacology for Prepubertal Internalizing Disorders
Kubiszyn, Tom; Carlson, John S.; DeHay, Tamara
School Psychology Quarterly, v20 n2 p135-154 Sum 2005
Evidence-based studies of drug, psychosocial and combined treatments for prepubertal internalizing disorders (depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder [OCD], and non-OCD anxiety) were reviewed. No age effects were found. Although no combined studies met evidence-based criteria, efficacious and possibly efficacious psychosocial and pharmacological treatments were identified, along with safety concerns for drug treatments. Evidentiary support favored psychosocial treatment for non-OCD anxiety disorders and pharmacological treatments for OCD, with mixed results for depression. Cost-benefit considerations suggest psychosocial treatments should be considered the first choice for at least anxiety and depression, except in unusual cases where stabilization may require pharmacological intervention first.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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