OBJECTIVE This study reviewed the clinical research and practice literature relating to the prevalence and patterns of concomitant psychotropic medication given to youths with emotional and behavioral disorders. METHOD A MEDLINE search from 1996 through spring 2002, including a review of references from relevant published articles and reports, was undertaken to identify available information ...

Using 2002 Canadian Community Health Survey data, this paper examines the effect of public and private prescription drug insurance on the utilization of psychotropic and non-psychotropic drugs. It is found that prescription drug utilization is characterized by two stochastic regimes requiring use of latent class modelling framework. In many instances, results differ for the classes of high and ...

BACKGROUND The behavioural challenges and medical conditions associated with fragile X syndrome (FXS) can lead to increased need for medications. METHOD This longitudinal study examined the use of prescription medications for psychotropic and non-psychotropic purposes by adolescents and adults with FXS drawn from a North American community sample (N = 105). Odds and probabilities of continuin...

The aims of this study were to establish the prevalence of psychotropic drug use, measure the association between job strain, extrinsic efforts-rewards ratio, interpersonal violence and psychotropic drug use among officers working in correctional facilities in the province of Quebec in Canada. This study also examined if interpersonal violence at work is an intermediate factor in the causal cha...

BACKGROUND Mental disorders among older adults are mainly treated with psychotropic drugs. Few of these drugs are, however, prescribed by specialized geriatricians or psychiatrists, but rather from general practitioners (GPs). Socioeconomic inequalities in access to specialist prescribing have been found in younger age groups. Hence, we aimed to investigate whether there are socioeconomic diffe...

BACKGROUND Prevalence of prescribing psychotropic medications, particularly inappropriate prescription, is widespread in older adults, both in nursing home residents as well as community-dwelling older adults. This review describes prevalence and prevention of inappropriate prescribing and risk factors associated with psychotropic medications. METHODS MEDLINE and GOOGLE SCHOLAR data base were...

BACKGROUND Psychotropic drugs are prescribed to approximately 30-40% of adults with intellectual disability (ID) and challenging behaviour, despite the limited evidence of effectiveness and the potential of adverse events. AIMS To assess the prevalence of adverse events in association with psychotropic drug use in adults with ID and challenging behaviour and to examine the relation of these a...

Monoamine transporters, such as the dopamine transporter, 5-HT transporter and noradrenaline transporter, in the plasma membrane provide effective control over the intensity of monoamine-mediated signaling by recapturing neurotransmitters released by presynaptic neurons. These proteins represent established targets for several psychotropic drugs, including psychostimulants and antidepressants; ...

Introduction Of the many patients with psychological illness or disorders in which emotional factors are important, a large proportion are given psychotropic drugs. Many improve because of this treatment and some despite it. The potent agents now available are liable to produce side-effects or toxic effects which have to be set against the potential benefits conferred by these drugs. If drug tr...

BACKGROUND When used for a therapeutic purpose such as for psychiatric illness, psychotropic drugs may enhance quality of life; however, when used to treat behaviours associated with dementia, they may have only a modest effect but lead to negative outcomes. OBJECTIVE We undertook an analysis of community-dwelling people with dementia or cognitive impairment to ascertain how prolific psychotr...