Prolonged increase in psychotropic drug use among young women following the COVID-19 pandemic: a French nationwide retrospective study. Lamer, A., Saint-Dizier, C., Levaillant, M., Hamel-Broza, J., Ayed, E., Chazard, E., Bubrovszky, M., D’Hondt, F., Génin, M., & Horn, M. BMC Medicine, 22(1):274, July, 2024.
Prolonged increase in psychotropic drug use among young women following the COVID-19 pandemic: a French nationwide retrospective study [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health, with evidence suggesting an enduring mental health crisis. Studies worldwide observed increased usage of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and hypnotics during the pandemic, notably among young people and women. However, few studies tracked consumption post-2021. Our study aimed to fill this gap by investigating whether the surge in the number psychotropic drug consumers in France persisted 2 years after the first lockdown, particularly focusing on age and gender differences.
@article{lamer_prolonged_2024,
	title = {Prolonged increase in psychotropic drug use among young women following the {COVID}-19 pandemic: a {French} nationwide retrospective study},
	volume = {22},
	issn = {1741-7015},
	shorttitle = {Prolonged increase in psychotropic drug use among young women following the {COVID}-19 pandemic},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03496-8},
	doi = {10.1186/s12916-024-03496-8},
	abstract = {The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health, with evidence suggesting an enduring mental health crisis. Studies worldwide observed increased usage of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and hypnotics during the pandemic, notably among young people and women. However, few studies tracked consumption post-2021. Our study aimed to fill this gap by investigating whether the surge in the number psychotropic drug consumers in France persisted 2 years after the first lockdown, particularly focusing on age and gender differences.},
	number = {1},
	urldate = {2024-07-03},
	journal = {BMC Medicine},
	author = {Lamer, Antoine and Saint-Dizier, Chloé and Levaillant, Mathieu and Hamel-Broza, Jean-François and Ayed, Eiya and Chazard, Emmanuel and Bubrovszky, Maxime and D’Hondt, Fabien and Génin, Michael and Horn, Mathilde},
	month = jul,
	year = {2024},
	keywords = {COVID-19, Data reuse, Mental health, Pharmacoepidemiology, Psychiatry, Psychotropic drugs},
	pages = {274},
}

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