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.
Antipsychotic medications â ones used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder â are often given to children who simply have behavioral problems associated with their age, according to a study published today in American Medical Associationâs journal Psychiatry.
For all four conditions-bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, pervasive development disorders, and disruptive behavior disorders-the evidence supporting the use of atypical antipsychotics by young people is limited to a few, small short-term studies, with no good-quality evidence on longer-term effectiveness and safety.