THE USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN A CHILD PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE CENTER

Authors

  • Orfila Rafaela Trindade da Silva Faculdade Meridional IMED. Escola de Saúde, Faculdade de Psicologia. Faculdade Meridional, IMED. Rua Senador Pinheiro, 304, bairro Vila Rodrigues. CEP 99070220, Passo Fundo, RS - Brasil.
  • Michele Marinho da Silveira Faculdade Meridional IMED. Escola de Saúde, Faculdade de Psicologia e Medicina. Faculdade Meridional, IMED. Rua Senador Pinheiro, 304, bairro Vila Rodrigues. CEP 99070220, Passo Fundo, RS - Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v31.e3.a2019.pp210-218

Keywords:

psychotropic drugs, medicalization, child, adolescent

Abstract

In the last decades, there has been a significant increase in children and adolescents undergoing psychopharmacological treatment. There is a growing number of medico-pedagogical intervention measures, based on the proliferation of diagnoses and drug prescriptions for this portion of the population. The objective was to verify the use of psychotropic drugs by children and adolescents from a Child Psychosocial Care Center (CAPSi). The study was conducted through a retrospective, and cross-sectional survey, with data from 319 records of a CAPSi from the northern region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from January 2016 to December 2017. It was observed that 66.7% of the children and adolescents who attended CAPSi used psychotropic drugs, among them the most prescribed were the antipsychotic risperidone with 36.3% and the stimulant methylphenidate 15.8%. Most drug users were 44.5% male, with a higher prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 17.9% and depressive symptoms 8.5%, referred by the Municipal Specialized Care Center 27.3% and Guardianship Council 16.6%. This study revealed a high use of psychotropic drugs and, consequently, drugs used with diagnostic hypotheses or without a diagnosis, treating symptoms arising from school and family demand.

Author Biographies

Orfila Rafaela Trindade da Silva, Faculdade Meridional IMED. Escola de Saúde, Faculdade de Psicologia. Faculdade Meridional, IMED. Rua Senador Pinheiro, 304, bairro Vila Rodrigues. CEP 99070220, Passo Fundo, RS - Brasil.

Psicóloga. Graduada pela Faculdade Meridional IMED.

Michele Marinho da Silveira, Faculdade Meridional IMED. Escola de Saúde, Faculdade de Psicologia e Medicina. Faculdade Meridional, IMED. Rua Senador Pinheiro, 304, bairro Vila Rodrigues. CEP 99070220, Passo Fundo, RS - Brasil.

Professora nos cursos de Medicina e Psicologia da IMED. Pós-Doutora em Educação pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Doutora em Gerontologia Biomédica pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Mestre em Envelhecimento Humano e Graduada em Fisioterapia pela Universidade de Passo Fundo.

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Published

2019-10-07

How to Cite

Silva, O. R. T. da, & Silveira, M. M. da. (2019). THE USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN A CHILD PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE CENTER. Infarma - Pharmaceutical Sciences, 31(3), 210–218. https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v31.e3.a2019.pp210-218

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3 (2019)

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Original article

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