title: [﻿Prescriptions of psychotropic drugs to children and adolescents in Germany﻿].
abstract: Pharmacotherapy of children and adolescents with psychotropic medication ongoing public debate in Germany. Increasing use of psychotropic medication was sometimes interpreted as overprescribing. In this systematic review prescribing patterns of stimulants, antidepressants and antipsychotics for children and adolescents and its development from 2000 to 2012 have been analyzed. An increase of prescriptions was observed in stimulants, antidepressants and antipsychotics. Compared with international data frequency of prescribed medication cannot be considered as overprescribing in general. Antipsychotics seem to be used mainly in behavioral use with an increasing frequency. Data indicates a trend towards more prescribing based on guidelines and evidence based treatments. Next to child and adolescent psychiatrists, pediatricians are most important prescribers.
authors.affiliation: 2 Aktion Psychisch Kranke e. V., Bonn.
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Franke
authors.affiliation: 1 Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie/Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm.|2 Aktion Psychisch Kranke e. V., Bonn.
authors.forename: Jörg M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fegert
authors.affiliation: 1 Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie/Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Krüger
authors.affiliation: 1 Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie/Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm.|2 Aktion Psychisch Kranke e. V., Bonn.|3 Kliniken für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit Berlin GmbH.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kölch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D056687:Off-Label Use / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
keywords: epidemiology; pharmacotherapy; psychotropic medication; antidepressants; stimulants; antipsychotics