The researchers found that psychotropic medication use among youth increased from 5.3% in 2001 to 2004 to 8.3% in 2017 to March 2020 (adjusted time trend, 0.7 percentage points over four years).

The widespread use of psychotropic drugs to treat people experiencing mental illness does not always correspond to their effectiveness or real need. Driving this is a complex web of factors including ...

Use of medications for mental health and behavioral conditions among children and young adults increased steadily for two decades, and about one in four young people taking these medicines were ...

Patients with autoimmune Addison disease (AAD) showed increased use of hypnotics/sedatives, anxiolytics, and antidepressants in the year before diagnosis, suggesting potential misdiagnosis of early ...

A new consensus statement recommends psychotropic medication regimens undergo periodic review to ensure they target relevant symptoms and have a favorable risk-benefit profile. Deprescribing of ...