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.
This agent has been shown to be similar in efficacy to traditional antipsychotics as well as other atypical antipsychotics, but offers an improved adverse effect profile. There is growing interest in the use of aripiprazole in children with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and conduct disorders.