Characteristics of Children Prescribed Antipsychotics: Analysis of Routinely Collected Data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Antipsychotics are licensed for psychosis and are also prescribed for behavior control. This study aims to examine characteristics and outcomes of children prescribed antipsychotics.

Methods

A cohort study using general practice and hospital records linked with education records for 1,488,936 children living in Wales between 1999 and 2015. The characteristics of the children who were prescribed antipsychotics are presented using descriptive statistics and outcomes such as respiratory illness, diabetes, and injury were analyzed using multilevel logistic regression and the prior event rate ratio (PERR).

Results

Children with intellectual difficulty/autism were more likely to be prescribed antipsychotics (2.8% have been prescribed an antipsychotic [75% with aut

SUBMITTER: Brophy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5905863 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature