Trends in self-poisoning and psychotropic drug use in people aged 5-19 years: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To characterise trends in self-poisoning and psychotropic medicine use in young Australians.

Design

Population-based retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Calls taken by the New South Wales and Victorian Poisons Information Centres (2006-2016, accounting for 70% of Australian poisoning calls); medicine dispensings in the 10% sample of Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data (July 2012 to June 2016).

Participants

People aged 5-19 years.

Main outcome measures

Yearly trends in intentional poisoning exposure calls, substances taken in intentional poisonings, a prevalence of psychotropic use (dispensing of antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and medicines for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)).

Results

There w

SUBMITTER: Cairns R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398641 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature