The following information is the most accurate and documented data available on psychiatric drug usage. The information is from IQVia (formerly IMS Health), a company that provides information, services and technology for the healthcare industry. It is the largest vendor of U.S. physician prescribing data. The following data was taken from the IQVia Total Patient Tracker Database for 2019, extracted February 2020. To find out about the hundreds of drug regulatory agency warnings and documented side effects for any class of psychiatric drug listed on this page (i.e., ADHD Drugs, Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, etc.) click the hyperlinks listed below:

Drug Class: Age Group: Number of People:

All Psychiatric Drugs All Ages 78,195,307

0-5 Years 530,169

0-17 Years 6,726,189

Age Breakdown:

0-1 Years 106,678

2-3 Years 184,256

4-5 Years 263,363

6-12 Years 2,963,924

13-17 Years 3,335,146

18-24 Years 5,574,231

25-44 Years 20,864,685

45-64 Years 26,429,541

65 Years + 19,077,803

ADHD Drugs All Ages 9,641,899

0-5 Years 68,588

0-17 Years 3,396,066

Age Breakdown:

0-1 Years 338

2-3 Years 1,519

4-5 Years 67,261

6-12 Years 1,927,563

13-17 Years 1,471,894

18-24 Years 1,180,769

25-44 Years 3,186,430

45-64 Years 1,597,710

65 Years + 330,883

Antidepressants All Ages 44,225,837

0-5 Years 33,043

0-17 Years 2,148,971

Age Breakdown:

0-1 Years 7,821

2-3 Years 11,174

4-5 Years 18,837

6-12 Years 560,477

13-17 Years 1,581,361

18-24 Years 3,412,994

25-44 Years 12,592,941

45-64 Years 15,906,501

65 Years + 10,469,486

Antipsychotics All Ages 11,636,948

0-5 Years 61,262

0-17 Years 1,022,918

Age Breakdown:

0-1 Years 2,237

2-3 Years 20,325

4-5 Years 39,789

6-12 Years 392,211

13-17 Years 575,004

18-24 Years 1,113,056

25-44 Years 3,539,405

45-64 Years 3,806,226

65 Years + 2,187,675

Anti-anxiety Drugs All Ages 32,122,466

0-5 Years 305,792

0-17 Years 1,303,095

Age Breakdown:

0-1 Years 80,290

2-3 Years 120,236

4-5 Years 114,618

6-12 Years 415,507

13-17 Years 589,349

18-24 Years 1,574,508

25-44 Years 8,491,326

45-64 Years 12,086,070

65 Years + 8,692,350

Mood Stabilizers All Ages 24,423,285

0-5 Years 109,908

0-17 Years 877,083

Age Breakdown:

0-1 Years 23,075

2-3 Years 41,852

4-5 Years 53,517

6-12 Years 317,619

13-17 Years 464,326

18-24 Years 1,055,909

25-44 Years 5,806,245

45-64 Years 9,642,154

65 Years + 7,189,720

Newer Generation All Ages 1,168,251

Psychotherapeutics*

0-5 Years 14,717

0-17 Years 756,652

Age Breakdown:

0-1 Years 58

2-3 Years 535

4-5 Years 14,279

6-12 Years 450,911

13-17 Years 303,168

18-24 Years 131,476

25-44 Years 185,790

45-64 Years 87,062

65 Years + 14,328

*Includes drugs such as Strattera, Kapvay and Intuniv.

SOURCE: IQVia Total Patient Tracker (TPT) Database, Year 2019, Extracted February 2020.