Dr. Barry Dworkin

Second generation antipsychotic medications prescriptions for children rising exponentially

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 10, 2013

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Researchers warn of ‘exponential’ rise in prescribing antipsychotic drugs to children

Reference:davidson

A Population-Based Study of Antipsychotic Prescription Trends in Children and Adolescents in British Columbia, From 1996 to 2011
Rebecca Ronsley, David Scott, William P Warburton, Ramsay D Hamdi, Dianna Clare Louie, Jana Davidson, Constadina Panagiotopoulos

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