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Psych Drugs Prescribed for Children Six Times More Often in USA than UK

American children take anti-psychotic medications at six times the rate of children in Great Britain, according to a new study from the University of London. However, the rates are increasing in both countries.

Reasons given for the discrepancy were that British doctors tend to be more conservative about drug use, drugs are not advertised in the United Kingdom, and the UK's system of universal health care limits prescribing practices.

The British rate was about seven per 10,000 in 2005, compared to four per 10,000 in 1992. In 1996, the American rate was 23 per 10,000. The most common reason for using anti-psychotic drugs is to treat autism and hyperactivity. The most commonly used anti-psychotic drugs in the study were Risperdal and Thioridazine.

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