Table 2. Numbers and percentages of major psychotropic medications prescribed across groups.
Psychotropic Medications | ||||
BDNP (N = 37) | BDP (N = 32) | SZ (N = 64) | SA (N = 30) | |
No psychotropic medication | 14% (N = 5) | 22% (N = 7) | 9% (N = 6) | 13% (N = 4) |
Atypical antipsychotic | 68% (N = 25) | 72% (N = 23) | 77% (N = 49) | 80% (N = 24) |
Typical antipsychotic | 3% (N = 1) | 9% (N = 3) | 23% (N = 15) | 7% (N = 2) |
Anticonvulsant | 27% (N = 10) | 38% (N = 12) | 11% (N = 7) | 23% (N = 7) |
Antidepressant | 16% (N = 6) | 28% (N = 9) | 23% (N = 15) | 40%(N = 12) |
Anticholinergic | 0% (N = 0) | 0% (N = 0) | 11% (N = 7) | 5% (N = 5) |
*No control participants were taking psychotropic medication. Medication information was not available for 2 BDP, 2 SZ, and 1 SA.