OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to provide national estimates of psychotropic medication use among Medicaid-enrolled children with autism spectrum disorders and to examine child and health system characteristics associated with psychotropic medication use. METHODS This cross-sectional study used Medicaid claims for calendar year 2001 from all 50 states and Washington, DC, to examine...

OBJECTIVES Besides medical needs, psychotropic medication use in adolescence might be conditioned by the cultural context of the family. This knowledge is relevant for both detecting inequities in healthcare, and identifying information bias in epidemiological studies using psychotropic medication as a proxy for impaired psychological health. Therefore, we investigated whether, independent of n...

Diagnostic recognition and distinguishing of psychotropic side effects which are phenomenological Identical/similar to symptoms and/or signs of psychiatric disorders undergoing psychotropic treatment, is an integral element within the general diagnostic procedure. Unrecognising and undistinguishing of psychotropic-induced side effects from psychopathological phenomena and/or physical signs whic...

Weight gain associated with the use of psychotropic drugs may be related to their blockade of serotonin receptors which mediate satiety. Obese individuals whose weight gain followed psychotropic drug use, or control nondrug-treated obese subjects, were treated with a 12-week weight loss program that included a carbohydrate-rich, protein-poor beverage thought to increase brain serotonin.The 38 p...

BACKGROUND Management of patients with mental disorders is inadequate in the majority of low and middle income countries. The main treatment modality for patients with severe mental disorders in these countries is mainly pharmacological approach. Patients face many challenges in meeting medication needs. In this context, high percentages of individuals who have severe mental disorders are not t...

High levels of psychotropic medication use and polypharmacy are common for emotionally and behaviorally troubled youth entering residential care. Polypharmacy has often been characterized as an especially serious problem in this vulnerable population. Latent Class Analysis was used to identify medication subgroups for 636 youth in an intensive residential program. Additionally, auxiliary analys...

BACKGROUND The inappropriate use of psychotropic medication is widespread and has potential consequences for the autonomy of elderly people. This study explored physicians' perceptions and attitudes and the decision-making process associated with prescribing psychotropic medications for elderly patients. METHODS In this qualitative study conducted between February and April 1996, 9 of 12 phys...

BACKGROUND Elderly persons make greater use of psychotropic drugs, but there are few international studies on social differences in the use of these medications. The aim of this study is to examine social differences in the use of psychotropic drugs among persons aged 65-74 years in the International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS). METHODS The sample consisted of 1,995 participants in the IM...

BACKGROUND Both obesity and mental health are major public health issues. This study aimed to examine whether overweight and obesity among midlife employees are associated with subsequent psychotropic medication. A further aim was to examine the potential effect of key covariates on the association. METHODS The Helsinki Health Study baseline survey was conducted in 2000-2002 among 40-60-year-...

patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, conducted in isfahan and kermanshah medical universities in iran, a total of 425 male medical students were randomly selected with the proportional to size from different faculties to participate voluntarily in the study. a self-report written questionnaire was applied to collect data. then, the obtained data were analyzed by spss version 20 u...