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Table 1 Characterization of study population receiving treatment with an antipsychotic medication

From: A retrospective study of antipsychotic drug switching in a pediatric population

 

Depressive disorder

Anxiety

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Psychosis

Bipolar disorder

Substance abuse

Autism

Tics/Neurological disorder

Subjects (M/F)

19 (6/13)

35 (27/8)

35 (26/9)

14 (8/6)

12 (6/6)

3 (2/1)

18 (12/6)

2 (2/0)

Mean Age (SD)

15.05 (1.92)

11.10 (2.81)

10.45 (2.60)

15.65 (1.25)

13.07 (3.22)

15.76 (0.54)

12.42 (3.17)

10.41 (2.21)

Risperidone (% of Dx group)

3 (15.8)

14 (40.0)

17 (48.6)

5 (35.7)

1 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

7 (38.9)

0 (0.0)

Mean Dose mg (SD)

0.92 (0.63)

0.89 (0.50)

1.01 (0.50)

2.20 (1.10)

1.00

0

1.54 (1.10)

0

Olanzapine (% of Dx group)

5 (26.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (35.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

Mean Dose mg (SD)

6.00 (1.37)

0

0

15.00 (3.54)

0

0

11.67 (2.89)

0

Quetiapine (% of Dx group)

7 (36.8)

11 (31.4)

7 (20.0)

5 (35.7)

8 (66.7)

0 (0.0)

5 (27.8)

1 (50.0)

Mean Dose mg (SD)

251.79 (195.31)

138.64 (128.51)

89.29 (34.93)

325.00 (269.26)

276.56 (208.14)

0

160.00 (96.18)

75

Ziprasidone (% of Dx group)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.9)

1 (7.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Mean Dose mg (SD)

0

0

40

20

0

0

0

0

Aripiprazole (% of Dx group)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (7.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Mean Dose mg (SD)

0

0

0

7.5

0

0

0

0

FGAs (% of Dx group)

2 (10.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (5.6)

0 (0.0)

Mean Dose mg (SD)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

CPZ Equiv mg (SD)

220.60 (217.14)

110.76 (134.21)

73.44 (54.30)

316.07 (253.32)

333.33 (280.50)

0

186.01 (185.73)

100.00

# Emergency Visits (SD)

0.58 (0.77)

0.66 (1.37)

0.74 (1.77)

0.79 (1.19)

0.33 (0.78)

1.67 (1.15)

0.78 (2.07)

1.50 (2.12)

Switched Pre Hosp (% of Dx group)

7 (36.8)

5 (14.3)

6 (17.1)

1 (7.1)

3 (25.0)

1 (33.3)

2 (11.1)

1 (50.0)

Switched Post Hosp (% of Dx group)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.9)

4 (28.6)

1 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  1. 139 patients were identified who had been treated with an antipsychotic drug either during hospital admission or in the 52 weeks prior to admission. Table indicates characteristics of groups based on different psychiatric diagnosis at time of discharge. FGA = First Generation Antipsychotic; CPZ = Chlorpromazine.