Purpose: Psychotropic medications are commonly used for treating mental disorders;
however, there is currently no study on how commonly they are used in China. This study …

Background: Monitoring psychotropic medicine consumption trends can provide information
on the extent of pharmacological interventions for mental disorders and availability of …

Future studies on prescribing trends of antipsychotics and antidepressants need to focus on
children, adolescent and elderly patient populations, the impact of changing prescription …

Purpose Antipsychotic‐prescribing patterns remain unclear in Asia. The aims of our study
were to investigate prescribing trends of antipsychotic medication in the general population …

Objective Regular surveys are important to monitor the use of psychotropic medications in
clinical practice. This study examined the psychotropic prescription patterns in adult Asian …

The objective of this study was to investigate the current status and trends in antidepressant
use and expenditure in China from 2013 to 2018. The study had a retrospective design …

Introduction After extensive research, this study explored whether high‐dose prescriptions
and polypharmacy remain more frequent in Japan than elsewhere. If confirmed, we aimed to …

Background: Understanding the prescription pattern of medications in a population can help
reveal the potential usage scenarios, including off-label prescriptions, and the need for …

Background The prescription of psychotropic medication is rising in Europe along the last
decade. Exploring consumption patterns in pre-pandemic times in Portugal, as well as …

Summary Background The WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2030
encourages routine collection and reporting of a set of essential mental health indicators …