ReviewItalian journal of pediatrics2016
Update on the safety of second generation antipsychotics in youths: a call for collaboration among paediatricians and child psychiatrists.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Cardiometabolic adverse effects of long-term antipsychotic treatment in children and adolescents with non-psychotic disorders: a systematic review of available evidence.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Weight and body mass index increase in children and adolescents exposed to antipsychotic drugs in non-interventional settings: a meta-analysis and meta-regression.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Putative Mechanisms of Action and Clinical Use of Lithium in Children and Adolescents: A Critical Review.Current neuropharmacology · 2019Pooled it
- Neurological Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medication in Children and Young People.Paediatric drugs · 2026Review
- Off-label drug use in children and adolescents treated with antidepressants and antipsychotics: results from a prospective multicenter trial.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Antipsychotic prescribing: national findings of children and adolescents attending mental health services in Ireland.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- Trends and off-label utilization of antipsychotics in children and adolescents from 2016 to 2021 in China: a real-world study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Article
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- Adherence to antipsychotic laboratory monitoring guidelines in children and youth: a population-based study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antidepressant and antipsychotic use among children and adolescents: a population-based study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Glucose and Lipid Profiles Predict Anthropometric Changes in Drug-Naïve Adolescents Starting Treatment with Risperidone or Sertraline: A Pilot Study.Biomedicines · 2022Article
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- Monitoring of Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Parameters in Children, Youth, and Young Adults Prescribed Antipsychotic Drugs by General Practitioners.Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · 2022Article
- Current perspectives on the epidemiology and burden of tardive dyskinesia: a focused review of the clinical situation in Japan.Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology · 2022Review
- Aripiprazole-Induced Oculogyric Crisis: A Pediatric Case Series and A Brief Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Long-Term Metabolic Monitoring of Youths Treated with Second-Generation Antipsychotics 5 Years after Publication of the CAMESA Guidelines Are We Making Progress? Surveillance Métabolique à Long Terme des Jeunes Traités par Antipsychotiques de Deuxième Génération, Cinq ans Après la publication des Lignes Directrices Camesa: Faisons-Nous des Progrès?Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2021Article
- Monitoring of Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Parameters in Children and Adolescents Treated With Antipsychotic Drugs in Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- 'Use of antipsychotics in children and adolescents: a picture from the ARITMO population-based European cohort study'.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2020Article
- Impact of Psychotropic Medication Effects on Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in People With Serious Mental Illness.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Review
- Glucose and Prolactin Monitoring in Children and Adolescents Initiating Antipsychotic Therapy.Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · 2018Article
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Abstract
During the past decade, a substantial increase in the use of second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) has occurred for a number of juvenile psychiatric disorders, often as off-label prescriptions. Although they were thought to be safer than older, first generation antipsychotics, mainly due to a lower risk of neurological adverse reactions, recent studies have raised significant concerns regarding their safety regarding metabolic, endocrinological and cardiovascular side effects. Aim of this paper is to update with a narrative review, the latest findings on safety of SGAs in youths. Results suggest that different SGAs may present different safety profiles. Metabolic adverse events are the most frequent and troublesome, with increasing evidences of heightened risk for type II diabetes mellitus. Results are discussed with specific emphasis on possible strategies of an active monitoring, which could enable both paediatricians and child psychiatrists to a possible prevention, early detection, and a timely management of such effects.
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