Report of the Working Group on Psychotropic Medications for Children and Adolescents: Psychopharmacological, Psychosocial, and Combined Interventions for Childhood Disorders: Evidence Base, Contextual Factors, and Future Directions

This extensive report examines psychopharmacological, psychosocial, & combined interventions for childhood disorders. Interventions are discussed by disorder, including: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; oppositional defiant disorder & conduct disorder; Tourette & tic disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorder; anxiety disorders; depressive disorders & suicidality; bipolar disorders; schizophrenia spectrum disorder; autism spectrum disorder; eating disorders; & elimination disorders. Conclusions & recommendations are also presented.