Changes in psychotropic medication prescription patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic among Japanese children, adolescents and young adults: interrupted time-series study using a national claims database.

BJPsych Open · 2025 · PMC12641412 · PMID 41235410

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a negative trendno p-value reported

Anxiolytic prescriptions initially showed a negative trend of −0.68 (95% CI −0.94 to −0.43), but later surged to 3.2 (95% CI 2.6–3.9).

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a positive trendno p-value reported

However, psychostimulant prescriptions initially showed a positive trend of 2.0 (95% CI 1.8–2.3), followed by a notable decline to −1.5 (95% CI −1.9 to −1.0).

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