Monitoring of metabolic, cardiac, and endocrine indicators in youth treated with antipsychotics as reported by health care professionals
- Minjon, Lenneke
- van den Ban, Els
- de Jong, Emma
- Egberts, Toine C G
- Heerdink, Eibert R
- Afd Pharmacoepi & Clinical Pharmacology
- Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology
DOIAbstract
BACKGROUND: It is unclear how youth treated with antipsychotics are monitored. The purpose of this study was to assess monitoring of metabolic, cardiac, and endocrine indicators in youth (<18 years old) treated with antipsychotics as reported by health care professionals in the Netherlands. METHODS: A questionnaire was designed to collect information from health care professionals regarding the monitoring of youth treated with antipsychotics. Data were collected at a national conference. FINDINGS AND RESULTS: Fifty-nine health care professionals completed the questionnaire, of which 53 (89.8%) were child and adolescent psychiatrists (approximately 20% of all child and adolescent psychiatrists in the Netherlands). More than 80% of respondent...
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