Ledoux S, Choquet M
INSERM, U169, Villejuif.
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1994;42(3):216-23.
As part of a cross-sectional survey on adolescent health, psychotropic drug use was investigated by a self-administered questionnaire on school based adolescents aged 12-20 years (N = 3,279). 27.5% of the girls and 13.8% of the boys had taken a psychotropic drug during the 12 previous months. Female overuse was observed for different types of drugs (for distress/anxiety, sleep disturbance...) whether prescribed or not. Increased use with age was more marked for girls (14.3% to 36.2%) than for boys (10.7 to 16.9%). Psychotropic drug use increased with depressiveness, somatic complaints and medical care. A logistic regression analysis showed that female consumption was still slightly higher than that of boys after adjustment on other related factors.
作为一项青少年健康横断面调查的一部分，通过对12至20岁的在校青少年（N = 3279）进行自填式问卷调查，对精神药物的使用情况展开了调查。在过去12个月中，27.5%的女孩和13.8%的男孩服用过精神药物。无论是处方药还是非处方药，在不同类型的药物（用于缓解痛苦/焦虑、睡眠障碍等）方面均观察到女性用药过量的情况。女孩（从14.3%增至36.2%）随年龄增长的用药增幅比男孩（从10.7%增至16.9%）更为显著。精神药物的使用随抑郁程度、躯体不适及医疗护理情况的增加而增多。逻辑回归分析表明，在对其他相关因素进行调整后，女性的药物消费量仍略高于男性。
