... of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 2Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 3Departments of Psychiatry ... 5th birthday for sedative/hyp-notic use [38]. The use of antidepressants varies byphysician specialty depending on the setting and type of insurance. In year 2000, the prevalence of prescribed ... sval001@umaryland.edu* Corresponding author AbstractBackground: The study aims to compare cross-national prevalence of psychotropic medication use in youth.Methods: A population-based analysis of psychotropic...