'Concerning' Uptick in Pediatric Antipsychotic Prescribing
Over the past 20 years, antipsychotic prescribing in children and adolescents has more than doubled in England, with the largest increase in children with autism.
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Over the past 20 years, antipsychotic prescribing in children and adolescents has more than doubled in England, with the largest increase in children with autism.
Researchers find overall percentage increase from 0.06% in 2000 to 0.11% in 2019 although safety in children not fully established
The drugs are often used to treat major mental illness, such as schizophrenia, in adults.
A team from the University of Manchester's Centre for Women's Mental Health examined primary care records of 7.2 million youngsters, aged 3 to 18, registered at GP surgeries between 2000 to 2019.
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