Traduction: G.M.
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2014 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Child, Parent, and Service Predictors of Psychotropic Polypharmacy Among Adolescents and Young Adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
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- 11 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health , Dual Diagnosis Service, Toronto, Ontario, Canada .
Abstract
Objective
This study examined the child, parent, and service factors associated with polypharmacy in adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).Cette étude a examiné les enfants, les parents, et les services associés à la polymédication chez les adolescents et les jeunes adultes avec des troubles du spectre autistique (TSA).
Methods
As part of an online survey examining health service utilization patterns among individuals with ASD, parents provided demographic and clinical information pertaining to their child. This included information on current medication use, as well as information on clinical services received, clinical history, and parent well-being. Analyses examined the bivariate association between individual child, parent, and service variables and polypharmacy. Variables significantly associated with polypharmacy were included in a multiple variable logistic regression.Results
Of the 363 participants sampled, ∼25% were receiving two or more psychotropic drugs concurrently. The patient's psychiatric comorbidity, history of hurting others, therapy use, and parent burden were predictors of polypharmacy.Parmi les 363 participants échantillonnés,environ 25% recevaient deux ou plusieurs médicaments psychotropes en même temps. La comorbidité psychiatrique du patient, l'histoire de blesser les autres, l'utilisation de thérapie et le poids parental sont des facteurs prédictifs de la polymédication
Conclusions
Adolescents and young adults with ASD are a highly medicated population with multiple factors associated with psychotropic polypharmacy. Although there may be circumstances in which polypharmacy is necessary, a richer understanding of what predicts polypharmacy may lead to targeted interventions to better support these individuals and their families. Findings also highlight the need to support families of children with ASD prescribed multiple psychotropic medications.Les adolescents et les jeunes adultes atteints de TSA sont une population hautement médicalisée médicamenteux avec de multiples facteurs liés à la polymédication par psychotropes. Bien qu'il puisse y avoir des circonstances où la polymédication est nécessaire, une meilleure compréhension de ce que prédit la polymédication peut conduire à des interventions ciblées afin de mieux soutenir ces personnes et leurs familles.
Les résultats soulignent également la nécessité de soutenir les familles d'enfants avec TSA auxquels on a prescrit plusieurs médicaments psychotropes.
- PMID: 25329798