Psychotropic medication use in youth at high risk for psychosis: comparison of baseline data from two research cohorts 1998-2005 and 2008-2011.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antipsychotic medication use rates have generally been rising among youth with psychiatric disorders, but little is known about use rates of antipsychotics or other psychotropic medications in patients at high risk for psychosis.

Method

Baseline psychotropic medication use rates were compared in two research cohorts of patients at high risk for psychosis that enrolled between 1998-2005 (n=391) and 2008-2011 (n=346). Treatment durations and antipsychotic doses were described for cohort 2.

Results

Median age was 17years in cohort 1 and 18years in cohort 2. The rate of prescription of any psychotropic at baseline was roughly 40% for each cohort. Antipsychotic prescription rates were 24% among sites that permitted baseline antipsychotic use in cohort 1 and 18%

SUBMITTER: Woods SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3867209 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature