Psychoactive drug prescribing by Dutch child and adolescent psychiatrists

Jacqueline G. Hugtenburg; Eibert R. Heerdink; Yung Hwo Tso

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Psychoactive drug prescribing by Dutch child and adolescent psychiatrists

Jacqueline G. Hugtenburg, Eibert R. Heerdink, Yung Hwo Tso

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Aim: To gain more insight into the prescribing of psychoactive drugs by Dutch child psychiatrists. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to all child psychiatrists in the Netherlands. Questions were asked about the prescribing of antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics and psychostimulants for psychiatric disorders in children. Results: The preference of specific antidepressants, antipsychotics and anxiolytics depends on the disorder. For different disorders, off-label prescribing varies from 19 to 71%. Conclusion: Preferences differ widely. Off-label drug prescribing is high. More studies on the efficacy and safety of psychoactive drugs in children are therefore required.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1484-1487
Number of pages	4
Journal	Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Volume	94
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08035250510036840
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2005

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Child psychiatrists
Children
Off-label use
Prescribing of psychoactive drugs
Questionnaire

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