Trends in prescription of psychotropic medications to children and adolescents in Australian primary care from 2011 to 2018.

Julie KlauCarla De Oliveira BernardoDavid Alejandro González-Chica Melissa RavenJon Jureidini

Published in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2021)

General practitioner prescribing of melatonin, antipsychotics, antidepressants and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications to under-19-year-olds increased markedly from 2011 to 2018. Although benzodiazepine and Z-drug prescriptions declined, this was offset by a substantial increase in melatonin prescribing.

Keyphrases

primary care
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
autism spectrum disorder
working memory
major depressive disorder
general practice
adverse drug
emergency department