Most teens with mental disorders not on medication, study finds
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Despite concerns that too many U.S. youth use prescription psychiatric drugs, a new study suggests just one in seven teens with a mental disorder has been prescribed medication, and far fewer without a diagnosis are on treatment. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which funded the study, said there was “no compelling evidence for either misuse or overuse of psychotropic medications,” which include stimulants for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), antidepressants and antipsychotics. The findings are based on interviews with more than 10,000 teens and their parents – most of whom were at least high-school educated and middle-class or above – conducted between 2001 and 2004. In contrast, data suggesting high rates of prescription drug use in that age group has come largely from pharmacy claims records, according to an editorial published with the study.
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“Certainly the use of psychiatric medications has been increasing in children and adolescents over the years,” said Dr. Benedetto Vitiello … |
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he told Reuters Health, “Most of the adolescents who met the criteria for a condition were not receiving medication, which suggests that they were being treated with something else, maybe psychotherapy, or maybe they were not even treated.” |
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“This data may suggest that there may be underuse (of psychiatric medications) in some cases,” Vitiello said. … |
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“The concern regarding the overtreatment versus undertreatment of mental health conditions is really a difficult problem to answer,” said Dr. Robert Fortuna … |
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“There has to be open discussion and recognition that mental health conditions do affect many adolescents,” Fortuna said, … |
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Despite concerns that too many U.S. youth use prescription psychiatric drugs, a new study suggests just one in seven teens with a mental disorder has been prescribed medication, and far fewer without a diagnosis are on treatment
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Most teens with mental disorders not on medication, study finds
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