Characteristics of Youths Treated With Psychotropic Polypharmacy in the United States, 1999 to 2015

Chengchen Zhang; O'Mareen Spence; Gloria Reeves; Susan dosReis

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.4678

Characteristics of Youths Treated With Psychotropic Polypharmacy in the United States, 1999 to 2015

JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Feb 1;175(2):196-198. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.4678.

Authors

Chengchen Zhang¹, O'Mareen Spence¹, Gloria Reeves², Susan dosReis¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore.
² Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

Abstract

This study investigates differences in the characteristics of US youths treated with psychotropic polypharmacy and in the psychotropic classes used in combination.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug Utilization / trends*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mental Disorders / drug therapy*
Polypharmacy / trends*
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / trends*
Psychotropic Drugs / therapeutic use*
United States

Substances

Psychotropic Drugs