This statistic depicts the percentage of adolescents in the United States, between the ages of 12 and 19, who have taken psychotropic medication in the past month between 2005 and 2010, by sex. Of those surveyed, 4.5 percent of female adolescents reported taking antidepressants in the last month. Psychotropic medication is used to treat clinical psychiatric symptoms or mental disorders such as depression.
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CDC. (December 1, 2013). Psychotropic medication use among U.S. adolescents in the last month from 2005 to 2010, by gender and type of drug [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/318504/psychotropic-medication-use-in-us-adolescents-by-sex/
CDC. "Psychotropic medication use among U.S. adolescents in the last month from 2005 to 2010, by gender and type of drug." Chart. December 1, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/318504/psychotropic-medication-use-in-us-adolescents-by-sex/
CDC. (2013). Psychotropic medication use among U.S. adolescents in the last month from 2005 to 2010, by gender and type of drug. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/318504/psychotropic-medication-use-in-us-adolescents-by-sex/
CDC. "Psychotropic Medication Use among U.S. Adolescents in The Last Month from 2005 to 2010, by Gender and Type of Drug." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Dec 2013, /statistics/318504/psychotropic-medication-use-in-us-adolescents-by-sex/
CDC, Psychotropic medication use among U.S. adolescents in the last month from 2005 to 2010, by gender and type of drug ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/318504/psychotropic-medication-use-in-us-adolescents-by-sex/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Psychotropic medication use among U.S. adolescents in the last month from 2005 to 2010, by gender and type of drug [Graph], CDC, December 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/318504/psychotropic-medication-use-in-us-adolescents-by-sex/
