Acquisition plans for service contracts shall describe the strategiesfor implementing performance-based contracting methods or shall provide rationale for notusing those methods (see Subpart 37.6).(a) Acquisition background and objectives--(1) Statement of need. Introduce the plan by a briefstatement of need.
The prescription of antipsychotic medication in children and adolescents (<18 years of age) has increased immensely for a wide range of disorders including psychoses, bipolar disorder, conduct disorder, pervasive developmental disorder and obsessiveâcompulsive disorder.
Most antipsychotic medications are approved only for adult patients. Some atypical antipsychotics (such as risperidone, aripiprazole, olanzapine, and quetapine) are approved for treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents (ages 13 - 17 years).