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The study investigates changes in psychotropic medication prescription patterns among Japanese young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

November 1, 2025BJPsych OpenOpen Access

Changes in psychotropic medication prescription patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic among Japanese children, adolescents and young adults: interrupted time-series study using a national claims database

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WHWen-Bo Huang HMHiroki Matsui YSYusuke Sasabuchi

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Interrupted time-series study reveals increased psychotropic medication prescriptions in young adults during COVID-19, indicating mental health concerns.

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The study investigates changes in psychotropic medication prescription patterns among Japanese young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Interrupted time-series analysis using data from February 2016 to November 2022
Included subgroups based on age (6–11, 12–17, 18–22 years) and gender
Analyzed prescription patterns for psychiatric drugs before and after the pandemic.
Psychotropic medication prescriptions increased overall after the pandemic, excluding anxiolytics.
Significant upward trends in antidepressant prescriptions from 2.53 to 6.47 patients per month.
Noted variations across different age and gender groups.

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Huang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254377c0ce034ddc358b56 https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10903

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Interrupted time-series study reveals increased psychotropic medication prescriptions in young adults during COVID-19, indicating mental health concerns.

Changes in psychotropic medication prescription patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic among Japanese children, adolescents and young adults: interrupted time-series study using a national claims database

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Changes in psychotropic medication prescription patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic among Japanese children, adolescents and young adults: interrupted time-series study using a national claims database

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