Mental and substance use disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide. Despite
this, there is a paucity of mental health research in low-and middle-income countries …

Objective To determine longitudinal patterns of dispensing of antidepressant, anxiolytic,
antipsychotic, psychostimulant, and hypnotic/sedative medications to children and …

Introduction Various methods have been used to interpret the reports of pediatric
polypharmacy across the literature. This is the first scoping review that explores outcome …

Background and Objective Prescriptions for psychotropic medications to children have risen
dramatically in recent years despite few regulatory approvals and growing concerns about …

Mental health problems affect millions worldwide, and the prescription of psychotropic drugs
is increasing globally. The World Health Organization (WHO) has emphasized the need for …

Introduction: due to the widespread prescription of antipsychotic medications, their usage is
cumulative. Evidence on the trends of medication use in Ethiopia and other parts of the …

Purpose Review of antipsychotic prescribing practices, rationale and follow-up using an
internationally standardized audit can be an effective tool to encourage and monitor best …

Background The Erbil psychiatric hospital is the major governmental psychiatric facility in the
governorate of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region in Iraq, providing services for the …

Objective: Recently, excessive and off-label prescribing of psychotropic drugs for children
and adolescents have become a problem. Child and adolescent psychiatric patients receive …

Objetivo: Analisar o padrão das prescrições dos psicofármacos em crianças, relacionando
com a idade e gênero. Avaliando, assim, a existência ou não de prescrições inadequadas …