Term: Antipsychotic Medications (children)

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2008-11-18

Definition:

Medications that traditionally have been used to treat children with conditions such as psychoses or Tourette Syndrome, and in some cases to lessen severe self-injurious or aggressive behaviours which can be associated with autism and mental retardation ( Cooper et al., 2004 ).

For a list of antipsychotic medications for children, including the DINs and ATC codes, used in the Child Health Atlas Update (2008), please see the Links section below.

Related terms 

• Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Drug Classification System
• Antipsychotics
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Drug Identification Number (DIN)

Links 

• List of Antipsychotics Used in Child Health Atlas Update - 2008

References 

• Cooper W, Hickson G, Fuchs C, Arbogast P, Ray W. New users of antipsychotic medications among children enrolled in TennCare. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 2004;158(8):753-759. [Abstract] (View)

Term used in 

• Brownell M, De Coster C, Penfold R, Derksen S, Au W, Schultz J, Dahl M. Manitoba Child Health Atlas Update. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2008. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)