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Table 4 Prevalence per 100 and 95% CIs for the use of antipsychotics during the year 2000

From: A three-country comparison of psychotropic medication prevalence in youth

 

US (n = 127,157)

Netherlands (n = 110,944)

Germany (n = 356,520)

Age (yr)

Male

Female

Total*

Male

Female

Total*

Male

Female

Total*

0–4

0.11

0.02

0.07

0.14

0.05

0.10

0.74

0.53

0.64

 

0.08–0.15

0.09–0.45

0.06–0.07

0.09–0.22

0.02–0.11

0.09–0.10

0.65–0.83

0.45–0.60

0.63–0.64

5–9

1.04

0.20

0.63

0.76

0.16

0.47

0.29

0.16

0.23

 

0.87–1.23

0.13–0.30

0.62–0.64

0.62–0.92

0.10–0.24

0.46–0.47

0.24–0.34

0.12–0.20

0.22–0.23

10–14

1.57

0.56

1.08

1.26

0.29

0.79

0.27

0.14

0.21

 

1.33–1.83

0.42–0.73

1.07–1.09

1.08–1.47

0.21–0.4

0.78–0.79

0.22–0.31

0.11–0.18

0.20–0.21

15–19

1.60

0.80

1.21

0.85

0.45

0.66

0.30

0.32

0.31

 

1.32–1.92

0.63–1.00

1.20–1.22

0.71–1.00

0.35–0.57

0.65–0.66

0.26–0.36

0.27–0.38

0.31–0.31

Total*

1.10

0.40

0.76

0.76

0.24

0.51

0.39

0.28

0.34

 

1.09–1.10

0.40–0.40

0.75–0.76

0.76–0.77

0.24–0.24

0.51–0.51

0.39–0.40

0.28–0.28

0.34–0.34

  1. *Totals were adjusted to the child and adolescent population of the US 2000 census by the direct standardization method.
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

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