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. 2018 Nov 30;16(4):497–500. doi: 10.9758/cpn.2018.16.4.497

Table 1.

Antipsychotics and antidepressants in children and adolescents with Prader-Willi-Syndrome

Age (yr)/Gender Psychotropic substance (dose, mg/d) Efficiency Side effects Reference

Aggressive behavior Obsessive-compulsive behavior Weight
Antidepressants
 9/female Fluoxetine (60)+naltrexone (60) Reduction Reduction None reported 7
 11/female Fluoxetine (30) No reduction No reduction None reported 8
 11/female Sertraline (75) No reduction No reduction None reported 8
 13/female Fluoxetine (10) No change Psychosis 9
 14/male Fluoxetine (60) Increase Reduction Increase None reported 10
 17/female Fluoxetine (40) Reduction Reduction None reported 11
 14/male Fluvoxamine (50–200) Increase Reduction Increase None reported 10
Antipsychotics
 11/female Aripiprazole (5–10) Reduction Reduction None reported 8
 11/male Risperidone (0.5–1.5) Reduction Reduction None reported 12
 15/male Risperidone (1.5) Reduction Reduction Increase None reported 13

–, no information.