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Number of Children & Adolescents Taking Psychiatric Drugs in the U.S.

The following information is the most accurate and documented data available on psychiatric drug usage in the United States. The information is from IMS Health, a company that provides information, services and technology for the healthcare industry. It is the largest vendor of U.S. physician prescribing data. The following data was taken from IMS Health Vector One National database Year 2013, Extracted April 2014.

Drug Class:	Age Group:	Number of People:
All Psychiatric Drugs	0-5 Years	1,080,168
	6-12 Years	4,130,340
	13-17 Years	3,617,593
Grand Total	0-17 Years	8,389,034
ADHD Drugs	0-5 Years	188,899
	6-12 Years	2,723,126
	13-17 Years	1,775,896
Grand Total	0-17 Years	4,404,360
Antidepressants	0-5 Years	110,516
	6-12 Years	686,950
	13-17 Years	1,444,422
Grand Total	0-17 Years	2,165,279
Antipsychotics	0-5 Years	27,343
	6-12 Years	359,882
	13-17 Years	490,272
Grand Total	0-17 Years	830,836
Anti-anxiety	0-5 Years	727,304
	6-12 Years	790,149
	13-17 Years	650,273
Grand Total	0-17 Years	2,132,625

SOURCE: IMS, Vector One: National (VONA) and Total Patient Tracker (TPT) Database, Year 2013, Extracted April 2014. (https://www.cchrint.org/psychiatric-drugs/children-on-psychiatric-drugs/)

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