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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The prevalence of stimulant and antidepressant use by Australian children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder: a national survey |
Author: | Sawyer, M. Reece, C. Sawyer, A. Johnson, S. Lawrence, D. Zubrick, S. |
Citation: | Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2017; 27(2):177-184 |
Publisher: | Mary Ann Liebert |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
ISSN: | 1044-5463 1557-8992 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Michael G. Sawyer, Christy E. Reece, Alyssa C.P. Sawyer, Sarah Johnson, David Lawrence and Stephen R. Zubrick |
Abstract: | To identify the prevalence of stimulant and antidepressant medication use by children and adolescents with symptoms meeting the criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) in Australia. To identify factors associated with stimulant and antidepressant use by children and adolescents in Australia.Data are from a nationally representative sample of 4- to 17-year-olds (n = 6310). Parents completed the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-Version IV (DISC-IV) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Eleven- to 17-year-olds completed a self-report version of the DISC-IV MDD module. Interviewers recorded prescribed medications used by participants in the previous 2 weeks.During a 2-week period, 1.3% of all 4- to 17-year-olds and 13.7% of those with symptoms meeting the criteria for ADHD had used stimulant medication, while 0.9% of all 4- to 17-year-olds and 13.4% with MDD had used antidepressants. In total, 22.6% of those using stimulant medications and 57.7% using antidepressant medications did not have symptoms meeting criteria for ADHD or MDD, respectively. Among 11- to 17-year-olds, 5.6% of those with adolescent-only-reported MDD, 10.9% of those with parent/carer-only-reported MDD, and 25.7% of those with MDD reported by both parents/carers and adolescents were using antidepressant medications.Only a minority of 4- to 17-year-olds with ADHD and MDD were being treated with stimulant or antidepressant medication. The percentage of adolescents with MDD using antidepressant medications varied depending on whether adolescents, parents/carers, or both identified the presence of MDD. This highlights the importance of using information from both these informants when assessing and treating adolescent depressive disorder. |
Keywords: | Humans Central Nervous System Stimulants Antidepressive Agents Prevalence Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Depressive Disorder, Major Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Australia Female Male Surveys and Questionnaires |
Rights: | © 2017 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. |
DOI: | 10.1089/cap.2016.0017 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cap.2016.0017 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Medicine publications |
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