Guidance

Psychotropic drugs and people with learning disabilities or autism

Describes a system to track prescribing of antipsychotics, antidepressants and other psychotropics for people with learning disabilities, autism or both.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 22 March 2019

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Psychotropic drugs and people with learning disabilities or autism: executive summary

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Psychotropic drugs and people with learning disabilities or autism: introduction

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Psychotropic drugs and people with learning disabilities or autism: methods

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Psychotropic drugs and people with learning disabilities or autism: results

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Psychotropic drugs and people with learning disabilities or autism: discussion

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Psychotropic drugs and people with learning disabilities or autism: annexes

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Psychotropic drugs and people with learning disabilities or autism: code lists

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Psychotropic drugs and people with learning disabilities or autism: easy-read summary

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Details

This study was commissioned by NHS England to devise a method to report the impact of their programme to stop overmedication for people with learning disabilities, autism or both (STOMP). It provides data about the extent and trends in the use of psychotropic drugs between January 2010 and December 2017.

The methods used in this study could be used to monitor the trends in prescribing rates and patterns of psychotropic drugs prescribed by GPs for people with learning disabilities, autism or both.

The conclusions from the study were limited due to the short period of time and a reducing population coverage towards the end of the time period studied. Other similar data sources are available and the methods used in this study could be applied to them.

Even with the limited data points, the study showed that, following the launch of STOMP, changes to GP prescribing of psychotropic drugs were beginning to happen in the desired direction for adults with learning disabilities.

Published 22 March 2019