Article: Psychotropic Medication Use in Canada

Article: A New Study Study Analyzes Impending Changes In The Pharmaceutical Industry: Advances In Drug Utilization Review: Implications For Pharmaceutical Sales
PR Newswire;  April 10, 1997 ;     551 words ......efficient health care. Advances in Drug Utilization Review: Implications For Pharmaceutical...information from pharmacy directors and drug utilization review managers at HMOs across the...insight into: -- Current and evolving drug utilization review program capabilities. -- The...

Article: Parental attitudes and opinions on the use of psychotropic medication in mental disorders of childhood.(Software)
Annals of General Psychiatry;  November 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ......research on the efficacy of psychotropic medication on mental disorders...reluctant to prescribe psychotropic medication. More recent data however, show that the use of psychotropic medication in children has significantly...

Article: Therapeutic implications of pharmacotherapy: current trends and ethical issues.(Practice & Theory)
Journal of Counseling and Development;  June 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......1999b). As such, patterns of psychotropic medication use (pharmacotherapy) have changed...1996. During the decade studied, psychotropic medication usage increased to 6% of youth...generation antipsychotic prescriptions, psychotropic medication use among children and adolescents...

Article: Advising adolescents on the use of psychotropic medication: attitudes among medical and psychology students.(Research)
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy;  July 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......with regard to adolescent health, psychotropic medication carries a risk of undesirable...general public equate the use of psychotropic medication with having a weak personality...environmental interventions and psychotropic medication) were used in various combinations...

Article: More children are on prescription drugs for psychiatric disorders.
Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA;  February 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ......NewsRx.net) -- The prevalence of psychotropic medication use (drugs used to treat psychiatric...a new study. Increased use of psychotropic medication (drugs normally used to treat...decade. However, the extent of psychotropic medication treatment for youths receiving...

Article: Scientists at University of Paris detail research in child and adolescent psychopharmacology.(Report)
Pediatrics Week;  August 30, 2008 ;     365 words ......the pediatric use of psychotropic medication. This study aimed...extent and patterns of psychotropic medication use in children and...2003 only. In 2003, psychotropic medication, principally anxiolytics...

Article: USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE:JULIE M. ZITO, PH. D.
Congressional Testimony;  May 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ......requested an independent analysis of psychotropic medication patterns for foster care children...Since 1990, the expanded use of psychotropic medication to treat emotional and behavioral...Foster Care-specific Prevalence of Psychotropic Medication Use. Among community-based ...

Article: Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders Onboard an Aircraft Carrier Assisted with Psychotropic Medication: A Retrospective Review Describing One Aspect of Navy Force Health Protection
Military Medicine;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......CV-64), who were prescribed a psychotropic medication while receiving psychotherapy...Furthermore, personnel prescribed psychotropic medication successfully completed their assigned...and/or group psychotherapy and psychotropic medication intervention programs.3-5 The...

Article: Some medications may cause depressing results
The Officer;  April 1, 1999 ;     581 words ......Reserve Command policy on the use of psychotropic medication, usually antidepressants, is often...one-half years just for being on a psychotropic medication, and that was someone who would...their true diagnosis and need for psychotropic medication had been identified before ...

Article: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND'S PROFESSOR ZITO TESTIFIES ON UTILIZATION OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE BEFORE HOUSE PANEL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ......requested an independent analysis of psychotropic medication patterns for foster care children...Since 1990, the expanded use of psychotropic medication to treat emotional and behavioral...Foster Care-specific Prevalence of Psychotropic Medication Use. Among community-based ...

Article: Drug utilization audit looks at PBM priorities
Managed Healthcare Executive;  February 1, 2004 ;     492 words ......according to an audit of client drug utilization data from Ameri-Pharm Pharmacy Services...of these solutions," he says. The drug utilization data analysis concluded that sufficient...average of approximately 55% brand drug utilization. The two primary factors in driving...

Article: Study results from U. Winterfeld and colleagues broaden understanding of psychiatry in children.(Report)
Biotech Week;  November 26, 2008 ;     369 words ...Scientists discuss in 'Psychotropic medication use in the child and...investigate the use of psychotropic medication in children and adolescents...least one dose of psychotropic medication. Antipsychotic drugs...

Article: Reports outline child and adolescent psychopharmacology study results from A.J. Dean et al.(Report)
Pediatrics Week;  June 6, 2009 ;     464 words ......concerns about the safety of psychotropic medication for young people. Despite the increased use of psychotropic medication in children and adolescents...286 calls related to psychotropic medication in young people were...

Article: New dementia study findings recently were published by G. Selbaek and co-researchers.
Biotech Week;  January 7, 2009 ;     379 words ......behavioural symptoms and the use of psychotropic medication in Special Care Units and Regular...behavioural symptoms and the use of psychotropic medication in SCUs and Regular Units (RUs...behavioural symptoms and to receive psychotropic medication. There were significant ...