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Leela Sivaprasad1, Annette Kolind2, Birgit Berg2
1Psychiatry Department, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK.
Background:
Psychotropic medication is being prescribed with increasing frequency for children and adolescents but there are very few prescription reviews on the extent of use in the UK.
Method:
A retrospective prescriptions' survey was carried out in an outpatient CAMHS in three time-bands between 1997 and 2002.
Results:
We found a five-fold increase in the number of prescriptions, a ten-fold increase in the number of young people prescribed medications, and a dramatic increase in the range of psychotropics prescribed.
Conclusions:
There is a need to further evaluate prescribing for children and adolescents in the UK. Clearer guidelines should be developed to ensure safe practices.
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