OBJECTIVES To establish which non-psychotropic medications have been assessed in relation to risk of suicide or attempted suicide in observational studies, document reported associations and consider study strengths and limitations. DESIGN Systematic review. METHODS Four databases (Embase, Medline, PsycINFO and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts) were searched from 1990 to June 2014, an...

Introduction Psychotropic drugs are sometimes taken outside of any medical context and can be diverted or even trafficked. This phenomenon affects more adolescents young adults, specifically those who already struggling with other consumption problems. vulnerable population is thus exposed to several negative health social repercussions. Objectives The objective our work determine the sociodemo...

OBJECTIVE The authors reviewed the risks and benefits regarding the use of psychiatric medications during breast-feeding as they relate to the health and well-being of mothers and their infants. Strategies are discussed to limit infant exposure to a medication while effectively treating the nursing mother. METHOD A MEDLINE search of the literature since 1955 was conducted to determine the use...

OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to examine rates of psychotropic medication use and identify associated child and family characteristics among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) enrolled in an autism registry maintained by the Autism Treatment Network (ATN). METHODS The sample, derived from the ATN registry, consists of 2853 children aged 2 to 17 years with dia...

Overview Reports of sudden deaths of children and adolescents treated with psychotropic medications have raised concerns regarding the appropriateness of this therapy, as well as the advisability of baseline and periodic electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring of such patients.1–4 What follows is a review of the drug effects on the ECG, cardiovascular effects of the commonly used psychotropic med...