Schizophrenia Drug for Youths
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The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the drug Risperdal for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in children and teenagers.
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Many desperate parents dealing with depressed or out-of-control kids have found that medication has helped bring some normalcy to family life.
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An experimental treatment for schizophrenia produced fewer worrisome side effects compared with drugs currently in use, its makers said on Wednesday.
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Doctors are prescribing more antidepressants for children and adolescents although there is little evidence about their safety or efficacy in youngsters, researchers said on Thursday.
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A growing number of children are taking combinations of powerful medications, but there is little evidence to justify the multiplication.
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SOARING numbers of children in the UK are being prescribed anti-depressants and other mind-altering drugs, research revealed today.
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In a clinical trial of about 200 patients, an experimental drug from Eli Lilly lessened schizophrenia symptoms without the serious side effects of current treatments, according to a paper published Sunday in the journal Nature.
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NEW YORK  - Two new formulations of drugs traditionally used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), methylphenidate and d-amphetamine, last longer and have less potential for abuse, according to presentations at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting in San Diego.
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Combining drugs with talk therapy works best in treating depressed adolescents, the first large study of its kind has found. But questions remain about suicidal behavior in children.
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A growing number of children are taking combinations of powerful and even life-threatening medications to treat an array of problems.
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NEW YORK  - D-cycloserine, a drug that has  shown to reduce symptoms in schizophrenics, appears to  significantly improve social and communication skills in  children with autism, according to the results of a small pilot  study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
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Paxil is a safe and effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents, according to the results of a short-term study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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NEW YORK -- The number of children taking antidepressants has dropped dramatically since the Food and Drug Administration cautioned that the drugs can provoke suicidal behavior, according to a study.
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WASHINGTON -- The people who prescribe antidepressants for children may have to have better training to spot warning signs of suicide.
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Young people are increasingly abusing a drug found in nonprescription cough medicines that can produce hallucinogenic effects, but at a risk to their well-being, researchers said on Monday.
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The first new class of drugs in more than a decade for treating schizophrenia worked at least as well in a clinical trial as standard medications, but with fewer side-effects, a new study showed.
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Scientists find the answer to stopping the virus might be right under their noses -- generic antipsychotic medications. By Serena Gordon.