ABSTRACT
Psychotropic drugs are prescribed for a variety of other conditions, which, due either to their rarity or to the use of medication for severe cases only, can be considered uncommon, at least in comparison with certain psychiatric or seizure disorders. This chapter discusses several of these conditions. They are presented in alphabetical order and include the following: cerebral palsy, enuresis, separation anxiety, and Tourette syndrome. Very little survey data are available on the prevalence of drug therapy for spasticity among children who have cerebral palsy. Enuresis is usually not considered a problem until a child is of school age. Side effects in school-phobic children treated with Tofranil have been found to include dry mouth, nausea, tremors, sweating, dizziness, drowsiness, lethargy, and decreased appetite. Psychiatrists recognize three different types of disorders whose primary or sole clinical features are tics: transient tic of childhood, chronic motor tic, and Tourette syndrome.
