Jerome H. Taylor, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP),
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania,
Child and Adult Psychiatrist, CHOP First Episode Psychosis Program
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In this presentation, Dr. Taylor will review research on the treatment of pediatric psychosis. He will also discuss evidence for biological etiologies of psychosis.
Learning Objectives:
1. Quantify the risk of antipsychotic-related weight gain in early-onset schizophrenia for olanzapine, risperidone, and molindone.
2. Compare time frames to achieve clinical response with olanzapine, risperidone, and molindone in the Treatment of Early-Onset Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (TEOSS) study.
3. Articulate differences between youth at clinical high risk for psychosis and youth with threshold psychotic disorders.
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