[The use of psychopharmaca in infancy and preschool age results of questioning parents of school beginners (author's transl)].
Clinical observations show an increasing rate of psycho-drug prescriptions for preschool children. This is in contrast to only sparse information in the literature. In two Hamburg quarters parents of 790 children (aged 4 10/12 -7 10/12 years) were asked for this topic on the occasion of the school beginners medical examination. 17.3% of the children had taken a psycho-drug once or more up to the day of the examination. Psycho-drugs had been given in all ages from 1-6 years. Pediatricians had prescribed 90% of these psychopharmaca. 18% of the prescriptions served as accompanying medication in somatic diseases. 50% of the patients got neuroleptics, 20% the antidepressant imipramine. 20% of these children were treated with a psycho-drug for more than four weeks. The wanted effect of the medication was noted by 70% of the parents. It was concluded, that an intensive instruction in psychopharmacology is necessary not only for child psychiatrists but especially for pediatricians.
D000367:Age Factors; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004775:Enuresis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D007099:Imipramine
Zur Psychopharmaka-Anwendung im Säuglings-, Kleinkindes- und Vorschulalter. Ergebnisse einer Elternbefragung von Schulanfängern.