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Initiation of psychotropic prescription without a psychiatric diagnosis among US adults aged 18 or older, 2006‐2015 NAMCS [Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]
Note: Overall psychotropic prescriptions increased from 59.1% in 2006‐2007 to 67.7% in 2008‐2009 and then decreased to 52.0% in 2014‐2015 (P = 0.041). Individual psychotropic class did not show significant time trends from 2006 to 2015.
