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Prescribing Practices of Child Psychiatrists in the UK

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2001

Fiona McNicholas
Fiona McNicholas
Affiliation:
Department of Child Psychiatry, Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin and Lucena Clinic, Tallaght, Dublin
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Abstract

This study reports on a nation-wide survey of a randomly selected group of child psychiatrists and examines their prescribing practices for a wide range of psychotropic medication in a wide range of disorders. Despite 98% of the sample valuing medication as a treatment modality, one third of clinicians prescribed rarely or not at all. More than three-quarters felt insufficiently competent in this area, a finding which was significantly associated with less frequent or no prescribing. Half of the sample believed that if they were better informed they would prescribe more and 91% requested regular psychopharmacology seminars.

Keywords

Psychopharmacologyprescribing practiceschild psychiatrists
Type
Research Article
Information
Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , November 2001 , pp. 166 - 171
Copyright
© 2001 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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