Purpose Little is known regarding the trend of polypharmacy in Asia. We used data from 5
Asian countries to examine the patterns of antidepressant (AD) prescription and trends of …

Our previous study demonstrated that there have been changes in the patterns of
prescription antipsychotic use in China over the period from 2002 to 2012. The aim of this …

Background Psychotropic medications are useful to treat psychiatric disorders which are
frequently underdiagnosed and undertreated in cancer patients. Evidence on utilisation of …

Method There are two public insurance schemes in China: the Urban-Rural Resident Basic
Medical Insurance (URRBMI) serving the urban unemployed and self-employed and rural …

Purpose This study aimed to assess the trends in antipsychotic prescriptions for outpatients
in Japan, where a community‐based approach to mental healthcare is emphasized …

Our February, 2011 editorial in these pages analyzed psychotropic drug prescribing patterns
in the United States for calendar year 2009. 1 This analysis included data on numbers of …

The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a decline in psychotropic medication use;
however, little is known about how this trend evolved as the pandemic progressed and how …

The use of antipsychotic medications (APMs) could be different among countries due to
availability, approved indications, characteristics and clinical practice. However, there is …

Introduction To investigate the patterns and correlates of antipsychotic prescriptions among
recently discharged inpatients with schizophrenia in China. Methods The study included …

Global antipsychotic usage, including off-label prescriptions, has increased in recent
decades. However, trends in China, particularly for children and adolescents, remain …