Incidence and prevalence of primary care antidepressant prescribing in children and young people in England, 1998-2017: A population-based cohort study.

Incidence and prevalence of primary care antidepressant prescribing in children and young people in England, 1998-2017: A population-based cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>The use of antidepressants in children and adolescents remains controversial. We examined trends over time and variation in antidepressant prescribing in children and young people in England and whether the drugs prescribed reflected UK licensing and guidelines.<h4&...

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Main Authors: Ruth H Jack, Chris Hollis, Carol Coupland, Richard Morriss, Roger David Knaggs, Debbie Butler, Andrea Cipriani, Samuele Cortese, Julia Hippisley-Cox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003215

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003215

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