Quetiapine and Paediatric Psychiatrica: Evidence or Diffidence?

The atypical antipsychotic, quetiapine has been on market for years now with long track record. In child and adolescent psychiatry, it is FDA-approved for childhood-onset schizophrenia and juvenile bipolar mood disorder. Its attractive pharmacological portfolio speaks to the idea of a versatile pluripotent broad-spectrum psychotropic agent expanding its therapeutic potential on clinical grounds. In this focussed review, authors brief these clinical indications whilst examining the extant evidence.