La prescription en pédopsychiatrie, exemple de l'usage des antipsychotiques chez l'enfant et l'adolescent

In line with Evidence-based medicine and more recently with the emergence of Evidence-based practice in psychology, what are the current trends in medical prescriptions in child psychiatry? The use of psychotropic drugs for children and adolescents is constantly increasing, although most pharmacological prescriptions in child psychiatry result in off-label drug use. This article aims at understanding the legal and scientific framework that regulates the prescription of psychopharmacological treatments for children and adolescents. In the absence of clear therapeutic indications, which scientific data should be used to lead our prescribing practice? This topic is illustrated on a common case in child psychiatry: the prescription of medicines to treat psychotic disorders.