Psychotropic Polypharmacy and Related Factors in Children and Adolescents
This study's results indicate that the presence of CD, age, and comorbid psychiatric diagnosis significantly increase the risk of polypharmacy. A better understanding of the factors that pave the way toward polypharmacy is critical to reduce unnecessary medication use in children and adolescents.
Authors
- Mehmet Akif Cansız (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1102-4676)
- Mutlu Muhammed Özbek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0928-2820)
- Doğa Sevinçok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3138-6922)
- Hasan Can Özbay
- Tuğçe Canol Özbek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5314-3086)
- Ekin Atay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0430-5517)
Institutions
- R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- Yalova University (TR)
- Istinye University (TR)
- Turku City Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry Investigation
- Published
- 2025-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.30773/pi.2025.0137
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00