Table 2 Percentage of psychostimulant users (aged 0–15 years) from 2002 to 2011 taking concomitant medications
From: Psychostimulant prescribing trends in a paediatric population in Ireland: a national cohort study
Year | Psycho-stimulant users (n) | Concomitant Psycholeptics (%) | Concomitant Anti-depressants (%) | Psycholeptics + Antidepressants (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 936 | 6.94 | 2.67 | 0.96 |
2003 | 1223 | 9.24 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
2004 | 1376 | 6.61 | 2.62 | 0.94 |
2005 | 1650 | 8.67 | 1.76 | 0.91 |
2006 | 1779 | 8.32 | 1.52 | 0.67 |
2007 | 2066 | 8.03 | 1.50 | 0.44 |
2008 | 2280 | 8.46 | 2.28 | 1.05 |
2009 | 2591 | 8.53 | 2.24 | 0.96 |
2010 | 2888 | 8.03 | 1.77 | 0.66 |
2011 | 3349 | 7.73 | 1.97 | 0.78 |