Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are neurodevelopmental syndromes characterised by
repetitive behaviours and restricted interests, impairments in social behaviour and relations …

Background This is an update of the original Cochrane Review, last published in 2012 (Loy
2012). Children and youths with disruptive behaviour disorders may present to health …

Objective: Pharmacological options for treating bipolar disorder have increased over the
past 20 years, with several second-generation antipsychotics receiving regulatory approval …

Background The prescription of antipsychotics to children and adolescents has been
increasing worldwide. We described up-to-date trends in antipsychotic prescribing and …

Antipsychotic medications are critical to child and adolescent psychiatry, from the
stabilization of psychotic disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and psychotic …

Objective: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder
(ODD), and conduct disorder (CD) are among the most common psychiatric diagnoses in …

Background: Tardive dyskinesia is a movement disorder characterised by irregular,
stereotyped, and choreiform movements associated with the use of antipsychotic …

Prescriptions of psychotropic medications have become an important intervention for many
children and adolescents with mental disorders, and the rise of these prescriptions is …

Objective: To develop evidence-based guidelines on pharmacotherapy for severe disruptive
and aggressive behaviour in children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity …

Background Despite sparse documentation of their long-term therapeutic effects and side
effects, antipsychotic drugs have come to be prescribed more frequently for children and …