Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Youth
Duration: 25 mins
Publication Date: 26 Apr 2025
Next Review Date: 26 Apr 2028
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.13720
Description
What is the culture around prescribing antipsychotics to young people? Are there concerns around over-prescribing antipsychotics in young people? How can we reduce antipsychotics use in children and adolescents? All this and more answered as Jo Carlowe interviews Dr. Robert Penfold about the Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Youth (SUAY) pragmatic trial, as published in the JCPP.
Learning Objectives
1. The culture around prescribing antipsychotics to young people and the concerns around over-prescribing.
2. The four components of the Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Youth pragmatic trial. 3. Why the intervention may be effective at reducing unnecessary antipsychotic prescribing for youth of colour.
4. Recommendations that emerged.
