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SUBMITTER: Rasmussen L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6211111 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rasmussen Lotte L Bilenberg Niels N Thomsen Ernst Martin M Abitz Boysen Sidsel S Pottegård Anton A
Journal of clinical medicine 20181010 10
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a considerable use of psychotropics. Leveraging nationwide registry data, we aimed to describe the use of psychotropics among children and adolescents with ASD in Denmark. Use of melatonin and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication increased from 2010 to 2017, while there were limited changes in use of antidepressants and antipsychotics. Thirty percent of the identified children used psychotropics in 2017 most commonly ADHD me ...[more]