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Psychotropic drug use in children before, during pandemic

JAMA Pediatrics

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: Researchers investigated how the use of psychotropic drugs, including antidepressants and stimulants, changed among children and adolescents in Canada before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Authors: Christine Leong, B.Sc., B.Sc.(Pharm), Pharm.D., of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.5634)

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