ArticleCommunity mental health journal2022
Psychotropic Polypharmacy and Antipsychotics in Children: A Survey of Caregiver's Perspectives.
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- Caregivers' Perspectives Regarding the Use of Psychotropic Medication in Children and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Deprescribing Psychiatric Medications in Youth: A Feasibility Study.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Real-World Antidepressant Treatment Persistence in Children and Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder in Japan: A Retrospective Nationwide Claims-Based Study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2026Article
- Editorial: Psychotropic overprescribing to youth: scope of the problem, causes, and possible solutions.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Parental Attitude Towards the Prescription of Psychotropic Medications for Mental Disorders in Children in a Tertiary Care University Hospital in Oman.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe examined caregiver's knowledge, attitudes, and concerns about their child's psychotropic medication regimen and the potential side effects, describe how they seek information regarding treatment, and ascertain their perspectives toward deprescribing.
methodsWe surveyed 48 caregivers of children 6-17 years old treated with two or more psychotropic medications or an antipsychotic medication, analyzing outcomes using descriptive statistics.
resultsAlmost all (N = 44, 92%) participants reported feeling very knowledgeable about why medications were prescribed, but only one-third (N = 16, 33%) reported feeling very knowledgeable about potential problems with long-term use or polypharmacy. Half of respondents (N = 24, 50%) reported asking their provider about reducing/stopping medications due to concerns about harmful effects, and nearly half (N = 20, 42%) reported stopping medications earlier than recommended.
conclusionsInterventions to engage caregivers in shared decision-making about complex medication regimens and to support prescribers to safely deprescribe psychotropic medications are needed to address caregivers' concerns regarding psychotropic medication use.
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