Patterns of antidepressant use in Quebec children and adolescents: trends and predictors

Psychiatry Research
Marie TournierYola Moride

Abstract

Antidepressants are highly prescribed in youth although most products have not been approved for use in this population. Furthermore, regulatory warnings have led to changes in antidepressant use that might have differed across various countries. Our study aimed at determining factors associated with antidepressant prescribing practices and at assessing trends in use from 1997 to 2005 in Quebec youth.A retrospective cohort study was conducted through claims databases of the Quebec public health care program (RAMQ). The study included 5094 children (age 2-14) and 11,121 adolescents (age 15-19) who were incident users of antidepressant between 1997 and 2005. The characteristics of users and prescribers were the main independent variables.Tricyclics were the most frequently dispensed products among children (50.9%) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors among adolescents (58.8%). Selection of an antidepressant class was associated with patient characteristics and with prescriber specialty. The number of antidepressant users increased from 1997 until 2001 then decreased thereafter.The selection of an antidepressant class was associated with clinical and non-clinical characteristics. Although antidepressant use decreased after ...Continue Reading

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