New program helps kids get off unnecessary meds safely

NCT ID NCT07392489

Summary

This study tested a program called AWARE to help families and doctors review psychiatric medications that children are taking, especially those prescribed 'off-label' or in combinations of three or more drugs. The goal was to see if a shared decision-making process, using a simple handout and a safe step-by-step guide for reducing doses, could help lower medication use and side effects without harming the child's well-being. Researchers worked with 31 children and their caregivers to see if this approach was practical and effective.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cayuga County Community Mental Health Center

    Auburn, New York, 13021, United States

  • Clinton County Mental Health & Addiction Services

    Plattsburgh, New York, 12903, United States

  • Dartmouth College

    Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755, United States

  • Dartmouth Health

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States

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