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The Science and Ethics of Antipsychotic Use in Children reviews the latest findings for the safety and efficacy of the rapidly rising incidence of antipsychotic use in children and examines tensions that are created by off-label use, both in clinical psychiatric practice and research. In the past ten years, the number of antipsychotics prescribed to children with psychiatric disorders has skyrocketed. Despite this rapid growth, most medications have been inadequately studied in children for safety or efficacy and many have serious adverse health. Measures are needed to ensure that the health and safety of children are being protected, and debates have emerged over whether or not clinical trials in this population should be conducted.

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...an exceedingly interesting little volume packed with data from a variety of sources...Anyone working with children (physicians, psychologists, social workers) would benefit from reading this book. --PsycCRITIQUES

...an exceedingly interesting little volume packed with data from a variety of sources.Anyone working with children (physicians, psychologists, social workers) would benefit from reading this book. --PsycCRITIQUES, The Science and Ethics of Antipsychotic Use in Children

"""...an exceedingly interesting little volume packed with data from a variety of sources…Anyone working with children (physicians, psychologists, social workers) would benefit from reading this book."" --PsycCRITIQUES"

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Senior Research Fellow at the University of British Columbia’s “National Core for Neuroethics, Dr. Di Pietro also serves as the Neuroethics Program Lead for NeuroDevNet (Canadian org focused on children’s neurodevelopmental disorders) and is described by one reviewer as “a rising force in the field of neuroethics and developmental neuroscience.” Professor in the Department of Neurology and Research Chair in Neuroethics for the University of British Columbia, Dr. Illes is also Co-founder and Executive Committee Member for the Neuroethics Society. She is one of the leading voices in neuroethics today and has published extensively in this realm (Editor: Handbook of Neuroethics/2011, Neuroethics: Defining the Issues in Theory, Practice, and Policy/2005). She also serves as Chair for the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), Committee Chair for Society for Neuroscience, Editorial Board Member for Journal of Ethics in Mental Health, and Senior Editorial Advisor for American Journal of Bioethics: Neuroscience.

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