Review: atypical antipsychotics and psychosocial interventions, alone or in combination, may reduce youth aggression

Abstract

QUESTION: How safe and effective are pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for aggression in children and adolescents? Design Systematic review with narrative synthesis. Data sources The reviewers searched Medline and PsycInfo from 1984 for data on atypical antipsychotics and from 1990 for other interventions. Information from presentations at scientific meetings was also included.