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Behavioral Health Toolkit - Antipsychotic Medication Indications
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Screening Tools:
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) -
https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/member_resources/toolbox_for_clinical_practice_and_outcomes/monitoring/AIMS.pdf
Guidelines:
The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline on the Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation of Psychosis in Patients with Dementia
The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia, Third Edition
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Practice Parameter for the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents
Additional Tools/Resources:
Guidance on Strategies to Promote Best Practice in Antipsychotic Prescribing for Children and Adolescents
Treatment of Young Peoples with Antipsychotic Medications in the United States
What You Need to Know About Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)
Last updated on 10/14/2021
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