PMID- 18759642 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20081027 LR - 20211018 IS - 1557-8992 (Electronic) IS - 1044-5463 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 4 DP - 2008 Aug TI - Antipsychotic treatment in child and adolescent first-episode psychosis: a longitudinal naturalistic approach. PG - 327-36 LID - 10.1089/cap.2007.0138 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: The Child and Adolescent First-Episode Psychosis Study (CAFEPS) is a naturalistic longitudinal study of early-onset first psychotic episodes. This report describes the antipsychotic treatment during the first year and compares the most frequently used agents after 6 months. METHODS: Participants were 110 patients, aged 9-17 years, with a first psychotic episode attended consecutively at six different centers. The Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS), Clinical Global Impressions (CGI), Disability Assessment Schedule (DAS), and Global Assessment of Function (GAF) scales were administered at baseline and at 6 months and the Udvalg for Kliniske Undersogelser (UKU) Side Effects Rating Scale only at 6 months. RESULTS: Diagnoses at baseline were 38.2% psychotic disorder not otherwise specified, 39.1% schizophrenia-type disorder, 11.8% depressive disorder with psychotic symptoms, and 10.9% bipolar disorder, manic episode with psychotic symptoms. The most frequently used antipsychotic agents were risperidone (n = 50), quetiapine (n = 18), and olanzapine (n = 16). Patients who were prescribed olanzapine or quetiapine had more negative and general symptoms. Using the baseline score as covariate, no significant differences were found in the reductions on any scale in patients treated with risperidone, quetiapine, or olanzapine for 6 months. Weight increase was greater with olanzapine than with risperidone (p = 0.020) or quetiapine (p = 0.040). More neurological side effects appeared with risperidone than with olanzapine (p = 0.022). All side effects were mild or moderate. CONCLUSIONS: Second-generation antipsychotics, especially risperidone, quetiapine, and olanzapine, are the most used in our context in first psychotic episodes in children and adolescents. These three obtain similar clinical improvement, but differ in their side effects. FAU - Castro-Fornieles, Josefina AU - Castro-Fornieles J AD - Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Institut Clinic of Neurosciences, IDIBAPS, (Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi Sunyer), Hospital Clinic Universitario of Barcelona, Spain. jcastro@clinic.ub.es FAU - Parellada, Mara AU - Parellada M FAU - Soutullo, Cesar A AU - Soutullo CA FAU - Baeza, Immaculada AU - Baeza I FAU - Gonzalez-Pinto, Ana AU - Gonzalez-Pinto A FAU - Graell, Montserrat AU - Graell M FAU - Paya, Beatriz AU - Paya B FAU - Moreno, Dolores AU - Moreno D FAU - de la Serna, Elena AU - de la Serna E FAU - Arango, Celso AU - Arango C LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Controlled Clinical Trial PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol JT - Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology JID - 9105358 RN - 0 (Antipsychotic Agents) RN - 0 (Dibenzothiazepines) RN - 12794-10-4 (Benzodiazepines) RN - 2S3PL1B6UJ (Quetiapine Fumarate) RN - L6UH7ZF8HC (Risperidone) RN - N7U69T4SZR (Olanzapine) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Antipsychotic Agents/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Benzodiazepines/adverse effects/therapeutic use MH - Child MH - Dibenzothiazepines/adverse effects/therapeutic use MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - Humans MH - Longitudinal Studies MH - Male MH - Olanzapine MH - *Practice Patterns, Physicians' MH - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales MH - Psychotic Disorders/*drug therapy MH - Quetiapine Fumarate MH - Risperidone/adverse effects/therapeutic use MH - Severity of Illness Index MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Weight Gain/drug effects EDAT- 2008/09/02 09:00 MHDA- 2008/10/28 09:00 CRDT- 2008/09/02 09:00 PHST- 2008/09/02 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/10/28 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/09/02 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1089/cap.2007.0138 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2008 Aug;18(4):327-36. doi: 10.1089/cap.2007.0138.