Psychopharmaka im Kindes- und Jugendalter

摘要: Compared to adults, the use of psychopharmacological substances in childhood and adolescence is significantly more controversial. Often sensation-seeking media reports on negative effects treatments children adolescents intensify this controversy a regular basis. In addition, even pharmacologically trained experts--though frequently without expertise Child Adolescent Psychiatry--question seriousness thus demands for treatment psychiatric disorders adolescence. Considering background evidence based decisions pediatric psychopharmacology are utmost importance. Effective psychopharmacotherapy needs be distinguished from ineffective treatments. The pros cons such approaches ought weighted out carefully together with patients their families. aim article provide rational concise foundation clinicians treating as well point currently best selected child adolescent psychiatry.