Pharmacotherapy of adolescent clients is a very sensitive issue and requires careful professional judgement. Developmental and maturational aspects must also be taken into account in juvenile patients and careful consideration must be given to whether the use of psychiatric medication is truly necessary. Minor clients who are indicated for medication according to the first comprehensive examination are also taken into psychotherapeutic care so that there is a possibility of close and continuous cooperation between the psychiatrist and the psychologist. The first comprehensive psychiatric examination has two parts. First, there is an examination of the minor (60 minutes), followed by a consultation with the parents or legal guardian (30 minutes).

Indeed, the success of the treatment of the adolescent depends on the intensive cooperation between these two professionals. Our common goal is to ensure that adolescents are given only gentle medication and only for the necessary length of time.

Appropriately chosen psychotherapeutic methods, training in emotional stress management or the acquisition of effective breathing and muscle techniques are the main pillars of the treatment, drugs are only a supporting component in the therapeutic process. Particularly for young people, efforts should be made to ensure that pharmacotherapy does not become a permanent solution.

Another important pillar is at least basic cooperation of the parents of the adolescent client and their information about the planned medication.

The priority of the entire AdiCare team is to benefit and maximize the quality of life of the adolescent client in the long term. Please understand that the reason for the use of pharmacotherapy cannot be, for example, the recommendation of medication by a therapist unknown to us due to lack of progress or worsening of the condition. Only the psychiatrist decides on medication.