Association of Preterm Birth With Prescription of Psychotropic Drugs in Adolescence and Young Adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Individuals born preterm have increased risk of mental health impairment compared with individuals born at term. The associations between preterm birth and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism are well established; for depression, anxiety, psychotic and bipolar disorder, studies show divergent results.

Objective

To compare the prescription of psychotropic drugs in adolescence and young adulthood between those born preterm and those born at term.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used registry data to identify all Norwegians born after 23 weeks of completed gestation between 1989 and 1998. Included individuals were those without registered birth defects, alive at age 10 years, and with available maternal data. Individuals wer

SUBMITTER: Bachmann CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7955275 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature