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. 2018 Aug 2;64(2):145–154. doi: 10.1177/0706743718792195

Table 3.

Lifetime treatment history of medication use for mental health.

Medication Healthy Controls Stage 0 Stage 1a Stage 1b P value (including all 4 groups)b P value (including 3 at-risk groups)b
Lifetime medication use n = 42 n = 41 n = 52 n = 108
No 39 (92.9%) 33 (80.5%) 30 (57.7%) 50 (46.3%) <0.001 0.001
Yes 3 (7.1%) 8 (19.5%) 22 (42.3%) 58 (53.7%)
Types of medicationsa
 Antidepressants 1 (33.3%) 3 (16.7%) 15 (44.1%) 40 (40.4%)
 Antipsychotics 0 3 (16.7%) 4 (11.8%) 15 (15.2%)
 Anxiolytics 1 (33.3%) 0 1 (2.9%) 7 (7.1%)
 Mood stabilizers 0 2 (11.1%) 0 3 (3.0%)
 Stimulants (ADHD) 1 (33.3%) 5 (27.8%) 11 (32.4%) 26 (26.3%)
 Non-stimulants (ADHD) 0 5 (27.8%) 3 (8.8%) 8 (8.1%)
Medication use in childhood (medication start date: 0 to 12 y) n = 42 n = 41 n = 51 n = 107
No 41 (97.6%) 35 (85.4%) 47 (90.4%) 95 (88.8%) 0.273 0.734
Yes 1 (2.4%) 6 (14.6%) 5 (9.6%) 12 (11.2%)
Type of medicationsa
 Antidepressants 0 2 (18.2%) 1 (20.0%) 0
 Antipsychotics 0 1 (9.1%) 0 1 (9.1%)
 Anxiolytics 0 0 0 0
 Mood stabilizers 0 1 (9.1%) 0 0
 Stimulants (ADHD) 1 100.0%) 4 (36.4%) 4 (80.0%) 9 (81.8%)
 Non-stimulants (ADHD) 0 3 (27.3%) 0 1 (9.1%)
Medication use in adolescence (medication start date: 13 to 17 y) n = 42 n = 41 n = 52 n = 108
No 41 (97.6%) 36 (87.8%) 38 (73.1%) 68 (63.0%) <0.001 0.019
Yes 1 (2.4%) 5 (12.2%) 14 (26.9%) 40 (37.0%)
Type of medicationsa
 Antidepressants 1 (100.0%) 1 (16.7%) 8 (40.0%) 27 (47.4%)
 Antipsychotics 0 1 (16.7%) 3 (15.0%) 7 (12.3%)
 Anxiolytics 0 0 1 (5.0%) 2 (3.5%)
 Mood stabilizers 0 1 (16.7%) 0 2 (3.5%)
 Stimulants (ADHD) 0 1 (16.7%) 6 (30.0%) 13 (22.8%)
 Non-stimulants (ADHD) 0 2 (33.3%) 2 (10.0%) 6 (10.5%)
Medication use in adulthood (medication start date: 18+ y) n = 28 n = 21 n = 28 n = 36
No 27 (96.4%) 19 (90.5%) 19 (67.9%) 18 (50.0%) <0.001 0.018
Yes 1 (3.6%) 2 (9.5%) 9 (32.1%) 18 (50.0%)
Type of medicationsa
 Antidepressants 0 0 6 (66.7%) 13 (43.3%)
 Antipsychotics 0 2 (100.0%) 1 (11.1%) 6 (20.0%)
 Anxiolytics 1 (100.0%) 0 0 5 (16.7%)
 Mood stabilizers 0 0 0 1 (3.3%)
 Stimulants (ADHD) 0 0 1 (11.1%) 4 (13.3%)
 Non-stimulants (ADHD) 0 0 1 (11.1%) 1 (3.3%)

Values presented as: n (%).

a Specific types of medications are not mutually exclusive, therefore, some participants may have multiple medications.

bχ2 tests for dichotomous outcomes.