Table 2.
Types of mental health interventions by type of neurobehavioral concern1 among oldest affected males with dystrophinopathies from the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network (MD STARnet), 1982–2011 (n=346)
| ADHD only |
Behavior problems only |
Depressed mood only |
Multiple concerns (>=2) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Totals | 63 | 95 | 67 | 121 |
| Neuropsychiatric Medications2 | ||||
| Any medication | 33 (52) |
28 (29) | 42 (63) | 77 (64) |
| Antidepressants | 7 (11) | 11 (12) | 37 (55) | 51 (42) |
| Anticonvulsants | 3 (5) | 10 (11) | 10 (15) | 19 (16) |
| Anxiolytics | 7 (11) | 6 (6) | 11 (16) | 23 (19) |
| Antipsychotics | 2 (3) | 7 (7) | 1 (1) | 10 (8) |
| Stimulants | 29 (46) |
8 (8) | 0 (0) | 42 (35) |
| Counseling | ||||
| Not recommended | 36 (57) |
41 (43) | 18 (27) | 21 (17) |
| Recommended not received | 12 (19) |
25 (26) | 20 (30) | 23 (19) |
| Received | 15 (24) |
29 (31) | 29 (43) | 77 (64) |
|
Neuropsychiatric Medication or Counseling Received |
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| None | 24 (38) |
53 (56) | 12 (18) | 19 (16) |
| Medication only | 24 (38) |
13 (14) | 26 (39) | 25 (21) |
| Counseling only | 6 (10) | 14 (15) | 13 (19) | 25 (21) |
| Both medication and counseling |
9 (14) | 15 (16) | 16 (24) | 52 (43) |
ADHD=attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
1
The calculation of ‘ADHD only’, ‘Behavior problems only’, ‘Depressed mood only’, and ‘Multiple concerns’ used all three subtypes of neurobehavioral concerns to classify.
2
Males may have been prescribed more than one neuropsychiatric medication.