... study population of youth from theUS, the Netherlands, and Germany by age group and gen-der. The total number of enrollees in 2000 was 127,157(US), 110,994 (Netherlands) and 356,520 (Germany).Youth ... group of youths in theUS 2000 census.Data in Table 2 show the rank order of annual prevalenceuse of any psychotropic by country as 6.7% (US), 2.9%(Netherlands), and 2.0% (Germany). The prevalence ... 127,157).Results: The annual prevalence of any psychotropic medication in youth was significantly greater in the US (6.7%)than in the Netherlands (2.9%) and in Germany (2.0%). Antidepressant and stimulant prevalence...