The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rates of adolescents receiving psychopharmacological medication in Austria.
M OtterO D KothgassnerL LepuschützS DrahosP L Plener
Published in: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health (2024)
Increased rates of adolescents receiving psychopharmacological treatment echo the epidemiological trends of an increase in depression and anxiety symptoms reported in the literature. This increase is especially pronounced in female adolescents.