Prevalence and prediction of psychotropic drug use in California developmental centers.
The extent of psychotropic drug use was evaluated in California's institutionalized developmentally disabled population (N = 6,450). Mean psychotropic drug use was 35.4% for the entire population (range = 13.7% to 63.6% across institutions), with antipsychotic drug use at 26.8% (range = 11.0% to 59.6%). Psychotropic drug use was positively associated with aggression, IQ, depression, and self-injurious behavior, ps less than .0001; it was inversely associated with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. When the influence of demographic and behavioral factors was controlled, significant institutional differences in drug use remained.
Stone
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University of California, San Francisco.
Alvarez
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Ellman
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Hom
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White
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D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D002140:California; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012112:Residential Facilities; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000188:drug therapy
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs