Psychotropic Medication Use in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) face elevated risks of psychiatric disorders. Despite their nonnegligible adverse effects, psychotropic medications are a common cost-effective approach to alleviating psychiatric symptoms, but evidence regarding their dispensation to children and adolescents with T1D remains lacking.

Objective

To examine the trends and patterns of psychotropic medication dispensation among children and adolescents with T1D in Sweden between 2006 and 2019.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data from multiple Swedish registers. The main study cohort included children and adolescents residing in Sweden from 2006 to 2019 and was followed up until the earliest of December 31, 2019, 18th birthday, emigrat

SUBMITTER: Liu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10548296 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature