Abstract
Psychotropic Drug Use in Children and Adolescents Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Highlights
0-5 6-12 13-18 Sex Female Male Urban residence Income quintile Rural (Lowest) 2 3 4 5 (Highest) Urban 1 (Lowest) 2 3 4 5 (Highest) Not found Psychiatry disorder diagnosis in past 5 y Mood disorder/anxiety Psychosis Schizophrenia Personality disorder Timeline of policy changes in Manitoba in 2020 March 12, 2020 March 16, 2020
Childcare services, nonessential service operations, events consisting of >50 people prohibited Manitoba premier declared a state of emergency for 30 d In-person kindergarten to grade 12 classes changed to remote learning (P = .36 and P = .05, respectively) (Figure, B)
Peak rates are expected in quarter 1 jamapediatrics.com (Reprinted) JAMA Pediatrics Published online January 4, 2022
Summary
0-5 6-12 13-18 Sex Female Male Urban residence Income quintile Rural (Lowest) 2 3 4 5 (Highest) Urban 1 (Lowest) 2 3 4 5 (Highest) Not found Psychiatry disorder diagnosis in past 5 y Mood disorder/anxiety Psychosis Schizophrenia Personality disorder Timeline of policy changes in Manitoba in 2020 March 12, 2020 March 16, 2020. Antidepressant prevalence was nonsignificantly higher in quarter 4 of 2020, compared with previous years (P = .13) (Figure, B). Discussion | This population-based study found an almost 2-fold decline in incident stimulant and anxiolytic/sedativehypnotic use among children in the quarter immediately after public health closures in 2020 compared with the same quarter in previous years.
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