Citation

Calles JL. Prim. Care 2006; 33(2): 531-544.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, A236 East Fee Hall, East Lansing, 48824, USA. calles@kcms.msu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pop.2006.01.002

PMID

16713774

Abstract

Psychotropic medications for the violent adolescent can be used safely and effectively as long as a thorough evaluation is conducted beforehand,and appropriate monitoring is attended to for the duration of treatment. Table 1 summarizes several clinical conditions associated with aggressive and violent behaviors, and the recommendations for first-, second-, and third-line pharmacotherapeutic agents to treat them.

Language: en