Psychotropic drug use among Icelandic children:a nationwide population-based study
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate psychotropic drug use among children in Iceland between 2003 and 2007. METHODS: A nationwide population-based drug use study covering the total pediatric population (ages 0-17) in Iceland. Information was obtained from the National Medicines Regist...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/d39b5e60-4b88-4515-ac14-77745a603c62 2023-05-15T16:46:25+02:00 Psychotropic drug use among Icelandic children:a nationwide population-based study Zoëga, Helga Baldursson, Gísli Hrafnkelsson, Birgir Almarsdóttir, Anna Birna Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur Halldórsson, Matthías 2009-12 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/psychotropic-drug-use-among-icelandic-children(d39b5e60-4b88-4515-ac14-77745a603c62).html https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2009.0003 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Zoëga , H , Baldursson , G , Hrafnkelsson , B , Almarsdóttir , A B , Valdimarsdóttir , U & Halldórsson , M 2009 , ' Psychotropic drug use among Icelandic children : a nationwide population-based study ' , Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology , vol. 19 , no. 6 , pp. 757-64 . https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2009.0003 Adolescent Age Factors Child Preschool Female Humans Iceland Incidence Infant Newborn Male Medicine Mental Disorders Off-Label Use Population Surveillance Practice Patterns Physicians' Prevalence Psychotropic Drugs Sex Factors Journal Article Research Support Non-U.S. Gov't article 2009 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2009.0003 2022-05-25T22:50:33Z OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate psychotropic drug use among children in Iceland between 2003 and 2007. METHODS: A nationwide population-based drug use study covering the total pediatric population (ages 0-17) in Iceland. Information was obtained from the National Medicines Registry to calculate prevalence of use by year and psychotropic drug group; incidence by year, psychotropic drug group, child's age and sex, and medical specialty of prescriber; the most commonly used psychotropic chemical substances, off-label and unlicensed use and concomitant psychotropic drug use. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of psychotropic drug use was 48.7 per 1000 Icelandic children in 2007. Stimulants and antidepressants increased in prevalence from 2003 to 2007 and were the two most prevalent psychotropic drug groups, respectively, 28.4 and 23.4 per 1000 children in 2007. A statistically significant trend of declining prevalence (p = 0.00013) and incidence (p = 0.0018) of antidepressant use occurred during the study period. Out of 21,986 psychotropic drugs dispensed in 2007, 25.4% were used off-label. CONCLUSIONS: With reference to reports from other European countries, the results indicate extensive psychotropic drug use among children in Iceland between 2003 and 2007. Further scrutiny is needed to assess the rationale behind this widespread use. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Copenhagen: Research Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 19 6 757 764 |
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Adolescent Age Factors Child Preschool Female Humans Iceland Incidence Infant Newborn Male Medicine Mental Disorders Off-Label Use Population Surveillance Practice Patterns Physicians' Prevalence Psychotropic Drugs Sex Factors Journal Article Research Support Non-U.S. Gov't Zoëga, Helga Baldursson, Gísli Hrafnkelsson, Birgir Almarsdóttir, Anna Birna Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur Halldórsson, Matthías Psychotropic drug use among Icelandic children:a nationwide population-based study |
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate psychotropic drug use among children in Iceland between 2003 and 2007. METHODS: A nationwide population-based drug use study covering the total pediatric population (ages 0-17) in Iceland. Information was obtained from the National Medicines Registry to calculate prevalence of use by year and psychotropic drug group; incidence by year, psychotropic drug group, child's age and sex, and medical specialty of prescriber; the most commonly used psychotropic chemical substances, off-label and unlicensed use and concomitant psychotropic drug use. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of psychotropic drug use was 48.7 per 1000 Icelandic children in 2007. Stimulants and antidepressants increased in prevalence from 2003 to 2007 and were the two most prevalent psychotropic drug groups, respectively, 28.4 and 23.4 per 1000 children in 2007. A statistically significant trend of declining prevalence (p = 0.00013) and incidence (p = 0.0018) of antidepressant use occurred during the study period. Out of 21,986 psychotropic drugs dispensed in 2007, 25.4% were used off-label. CONCLUSIONS: With reference to reports from other European countries, the results indicate extensive psychotropic drug use among children in Iceland between 2003 and 2007. Further scrutiny is needed to assess the rationale behind this widespread use. |
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Psychotropic drug use among Icelandic children:a nationwide population-based study |
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Psychotropic drug use among Icelandic children:a nationwide population-based study |
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Zoëga , H , Baldursson , G , Hrafnkelsson , B , Almarsdóttir , A B , Valdimarsdóttir , U & Halldórsson , M 2009 , ' Psychotropic drug use among Icelandic children : a nationwide population-based study ' , Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology , vol. 19 , no. 6 , pp. 757-64 . https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2009.0003 |
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