Observations in psychotropic medication usage in patients with behavior disorders presenting to a specialty clinic

Daisha L Seyfer; Don C Van Dyke; David P Wacker; Stacy A McConkey; Linda Cooper-Brown; Melanie H Bachmeyer; Clarence D Kreiter

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Observations in psychotropic medication usage in patients with behavior disorders presenting to a specialty clinic

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Observations in psychotropic medication usage in patients with behavior disorders presenting to a specialty clinic

Daisha L Seyfer, Don C Van Dyke, David P Wacker, Stacy A McConkey, Linda Cooper-Brown, Melanie H Bachmeyer and Clarence D Kreiter

Clinical pediatrics, Vol.50(1), pp.44-49

01/2011

DOI: 10.1177/0009922810379500

PMID: 20837626

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Abstract

In recent decades, national and international surveys have reported increased usage of psychotropic medications in children. A review of the computerized clinic records for 709 children seen in a behavioral specialty clinic from January 2001 to December 2007, inclusive, in a rural US state was completed. The number of children diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorder/behavior management issues increased over the 7-year period, but this was balanced by an increased number of referrals. The number of children referred over the 7-year period increased from 77 in 2001 to 127 in 2006, a 39% increase. The overall percentage of children on medications at time of first visit showed some variability, but it did not increase over the years 2001 to 2007. The results of this study suggest that the previously reported increase in psychotropic medication usage in pediatric patients is not consistent across all diagnostic categories or in all regions of the United States.

Medical Records Systems, Computerized

Mental Disorders - epidemiology

Humans

Male

Psychotropic Drugs - therapeutic use

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - drug therapy

Time Factors

Mental Disorders - drug therapy

Rural Population

Observation

Female

Iowa - epidemiology

Referral and Consultation

Retrospective Studies

Mental Disorders - diagnosis

Child

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Title: Subtitle: Observations in psychotropic medication usage in patients with behavior disorders presenting to a specialty clinic
Creators: Daisha L Seyfer - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA. daisha.seyfer@nationwidechildrens.org
Don C Van Dyke
David P Wacker
Stacy A McConkey
Linda Cooper-Brown
Melanie H Bachmeyer
Clarence D Kreiter
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Clinical pediatrics, Vol.50(1), pp.44-49
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1177/0009922810379500
PMID: 20837626
ISSN: 0009-9228
eISSN: 1938-2707
Language: English
Date published: 01/2011
Academic Unit: Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Epidemiology; Family and Community Medicine; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Record Identifier: 9983993201702771

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