Psychotropic medication use among adolescents participating in three randomized trials of DBT.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frequently presenting with symptoms of mood or anxiety disorders, substance abuse or borderline personality disorder, suicidal and self-harming adolescents often are prescribed psychotropic medication. Though such treatment may be warranted, recurrent suicidal and self-harming behaviour is often linked to emotion dysregulation where pharmacological treatment has weak empirical support. There is a need for more clinical research into the frequency, type and rationale for pharmacological treatment in this group. In this secondary analysis of three randomized clinical trials of dialectical behaviour therapy for adolescents, we report on psychotropic medication use in the respective samples at the time of recruitment, compare use of psychotropic medication across trials and

SUBMITTER: Mehlum L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10885477 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature