“…Adult patients taking clozapine demonstrated better social adjustment (Meltzer, 1992) and fewer episodes of rehospitalization after switching to clozapine (Ahn et al, 2005;Chang et al, 2006;Meltzer et al, 1990;Pollack et al, 1998) not approved for use in the pediatric population. The ''off label'' use and the lack of sufficient information on the beneficial dosage and side effect profiles may have contributed to the under usage of clozapine despite its clinical benefits in youths suffering from schizophrenia (Cirulli, 2005;Findling et al, 2007;Kranzler et al, 2006). Double blind studies in VEOS patients are inherently difficult due to the severity and the rarity of the disorder (Gogtay and Rapoport, 2008;Kennedy et al, 2007).…”