A Psychotropic Medication Prescription Pattern in Children and Adolescents at the Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics of Yekatit12 Hospital Medical College (HMC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A Retrospective Chart Review
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Introduction - Mental disorders account for a growing proportion of the worldwide burden of diseases. The prevalence of mental disorders in Children and Adolescents ranges from 17% to 22% and contributes to 15% of children and adolescents. In Ethiopia, there are not that many studies on the prevalence of childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders which range from 3.5% to 25.2%. The practice of prescription of psychotropic medications is different in different settings but there are no studies on the prescription pattern of children and adolescents in Ethiopia. This study tries to see the pattern of psychotropic medication prescription in one of the two governmental children and adolescent Yekatit, psychiatry clinics in Addis Ababa. Objective: -To assess the Psychotropic medication prescription pattern in children at psychiatry outpatient clinics of Yekatit12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa Methods – A retrospective chart review, an outpatient department of Yekatit Hospital in children and adolescents <19 and seen from January – to December 2019. Result: -In the present study, antipsychotic drugs were the most prescribed psychotropic drug, followed by antidepressant drugs. There is also moderate use of mood stabilizers and antiepileptic drugs. Risperidone was the most frequently prescribed drug among second-generation antipsychotics. Fluoxetine was the most prescribed class of antidepressants. Conclusion and recommendation: -Improving medical record completeness services is an important war ford improving the quality of healthcare. It is also very important to follow state us and for monitoring adverse drug
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Psychotropic medication, prescription pattern, children