Percentage of children prescribed antipsychotics, per year 2000 to 2019. Anincreasing numberof young people in the U.K. are being referred to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Alongside this is the rising number of children prescribed medicines that treat mental illness. Ad The...
In the U.K., antipsychotics, also known as "major tranquilizers," are approved for use in under-18s with psychosis or with severely aggressive behavior. Agrowing body of evidencealso suggests that two of these major tranquilizers, aripiprazole and risperidone, may be effective for improving irri...