TY  - JOUR
SP  - 625
N1  - © The Author(s) 2019. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
PB  - Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Y1  - 2020/02//
TI  - Psychotropic Medication Prescribing for Neuropsychiatric Comorbidities in Individuals Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the UK
AV  - public
JF  - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
N2  - Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong disorder. In the UK, risperidone is the only psychotropic medication approved for the management of the behavioural symptoms that may accompany autism. This is a population-based study aimed to provide an evaluation of the changing trend in the incidence and prevalence of ASD and to analyse the pattern of psychotropic medication prescribing in the UK. 20,194 patients with ASD were identified. The prevalence increased 3.3-fold from 0.109 per 100 persons in 2009 to 0.355 per 100 persons in 2016. Approximately one-third of the identified cohort was prescribed at least one psychotropic medication. Although the medications approved to manage the symptoms of ASD are limited, the prescribing of such medications is increasing.
EP  - 633
A1  - Alfageh, BH
A1  - Man, KKC
A1  - Besag, FMC
A1  - Alhawassi, TM
A1  - Wong, ICK
A1  - Brauer, R
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04291-8
VL  - 50
ID  - discovery10086075
KW  - Autism spectrum disorder
KW  -  Psychotropic medication
KW  -  Prevalence
KW  -  Incidence
ER  -