Antiseizure medications prescribing for behavioural and psychiatric concerns in adults with an intellectual disability living in England.

Antiseizure medications (ASMs) are the second most widely prescribed psychotropic for people with intellectual disabilities in England. Multiple psychotropic prescribing is prevalent in almost half of people with intellectual disabilities on ASMs. This analysis identifies limited evidence of ASM benefit in challenging behaviour management and suggests improvements needed to inform clinical practice.

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David Branford, James J Sun, Rohit Shankar. Antiseizure medications prescribing for behavioural and psychiatric concerns in adults with an intellectual disability living in England. The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science. 2023 May;222(5):191-195

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PMID: 36786124

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