Medication use in US youth with mental disorders

Source: JAMA Pediatrics Area: Evidence > Medicines Management > References Objective: To evaluate the prevalence, demographic and clinical correlates, and specificity of classes of psychotropic medications indicated for mental disorders. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Direct household interviews of combined household and school samples representative of the general population of adolescents in the United States. Participants: 10,123 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years who participated in the National Comorbidity Survey Adolescent Supplement. Main Exposures: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th Edition) (DSM-IV) mental disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders. Outcome Measure: Psychotropic medication use in the past 12 months. Results: Among youth with any DSM-IV mental disorder, 14.2% reported that they had been treated with a psychotropic medication in the past 12 months.  Strong associations emerged between specific disorders and classes of medications with evidence for efficacy. ...
Source: NeLM - Mental Health - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news