Statewide longitudinal survey of psychotropic medication use for persons with mental retardation: 1994 to 2000.
The use of psychotropic medication with persons who have mental retardation was surveyed. Data were collected on a large sample of Oklahomans in both 1994 and 2000. Analysis revealed that the use of antidepressant medication increased dramatically over the course of the study, apparently as a function of increased use of SSRI medications. Antipsychotic medication did not change dramatically, but a shift to the newer atypical antipsychotic medications was noted. In a separate analysis of persons who moved from an institutional setting to a community-based setting, evidence suggested an increased use of psychotropic medication.
Spreat
Scott
S
Woods Services, Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047, USA. sspreat@woods.org
Conroy
James W
JW
Fullerton
Amanda
A
D000328:Adult; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009825:Oklahoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs