Can antipsychotic medication administered for paediatric emotional and behavioural disorders lead to brain atrophy?

Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2019 Jun;53(6):499-500. doi: 10.1177/0004867418797419. Epub 2018 Sep 7.

Authors

Tarun Bastiampillai^{1

2}, Peter Parry^{1

3}, Stephen Allison¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
² 2 Mind and Brain Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
³ 3 Children's Health Queensland Clinical Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

PMID: 30191724
DOI: 10.1177/0004867418797419

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Affective Symptoms / drug therapy
Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
Atrophy / chemically induced
Behavioral Symptoms / drug therapy*
Brain Diseases / chemically induced*
Brain Diseases / pathology*
Child
Humans
Mental Disorders / drug therapy*

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents