[Psychotropic drug use in adolescence: why more girls? Study of a sample of 12-20-year-old students in Haute-Marne (France)].
As part of a cross-sectional survey on adolescent health, psychotropic drug use was investigated by a self-administered questionnaire on school based adolescents aged 12-20 years (N = 3,279). 27.5% of the girls and 13.8% of the boys had taken a psychotropic drug during the 12 previous months. Female overuse was observed for different types of drugs (for distress/anxiety, sleep disturbance...) whether prescribed or not. Increased use with age was more marked for girls (14.3% to 36.2%) than for boys (10.7 to 16.9%). Psychotropic drug use increased with depressiveness, somatic complaints and medical care. A logistic regression analysis showed that female consumption was still slightly higher than that of boys after adjustment on other related factors.
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INSERM, U169, Villejuif.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
Usage de médicaments à but psychotrope à l'adolescence: pourquoi plus les filles? Etude sur un échantillon des 12-20 ans scolarisés en Haute-Marne (France).