ArticleActa psychiatrica Scandinavica2016
Antidepressant drug use among adolescents during 2004-2013: a population-based register linkage study.
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- Prescription prevalence of psychotropic drugs in children and adolescents: an analysis of international data.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2019Pooled it
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- Use of Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Drugs in Scandinavian Countries between 2006 and 2021: A Prescription Database Study.Depression and anxiety · 2024Article
- Pediatric use of prescribed melatonin in Sweden 2006-2017: a register based study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2021Article
- Secondary care specialist visits made by children and young people prescribed antidepressants in primary care: a descriptive study using the QResearch database.BMC medicine · 2020Article
- Use of Antidepressants and Risk of Cutaneous Melanoma: A Prospective Registry-Based Case-Control Study.Clinical epidemiology · 2020Article
- Leisure-time physical activity among adolescents and subsequent use of antidepressant and hypnotic drugs: a prospective register linkage study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2019Article
- Clinical correlates of augmentation/combination treatment strategies in major depressive disorder.Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2018Observational
- Antidepressant drug use among adolescents during 2004-2013: a population-based register linkage study.Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo study trends in use of antidepressants (ADs) by adolescents, and psychiatric morbidity and use of other psychotropic drugs as a measure of psychiatric comorbidity.
methodsOne-year prevalence of AD drug use was analyzed for 13- to 17-year-old Norwegians during 2004-2013. Use of other psychotropic drugs and specialist healthcare services was analyzed for incident AD users in 2012, using linked data from the Norwegian Prescription Database and the Norwegian Patient Register.
resultsThe 1-year prevalence of AD drug use increased from 6.4/1000 to 9.1/1000 during 2004-2013, with the steepest increase from 2010, particularly among girls. The highest prevalence was found in 17-year-old girls (17.8/1000 in 2010, 27.5/1000 in 2013). Of incident AD drug users in 2012, 84.4% had been in contact with specialist health care. As the first drug, 78.4% were prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. The most common types of other psychotropic drugs were melatonin (24.6%), antipsychotic drugs (13.2%), stimulants (8.8%), and anxiolytics (6.0%).
conclusionsUse of ADs among adolescents has increased over the last 3-4 years, particularly among 16- to 17-year-old girls. A total of 85% of incident users had been in contact with specialist health care, which may indicate that drug-therapy is used by adolescents with more severe symptoms.
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