Psychotropic drug use among preschool children in the medicaid program from 36 states

L.D. Garfield, D.S. Brown, B.T. Allaire, R.E. Ross, G.E. Nicol and R. Raghavan

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 3, 524-529

Abstract: Objectives. We determined the prevalence of and indications for psychotropic medication among preschool children in Medicaid.

Keywords: psychotropic agent, age; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; bipolar disorder; brain; Depressive Disorder; drug effects; drug utilization; female; growth, development and aging; human; infant; insurance; male; medicaid; off label drug use; preschool child; prescription drug diversion; Psychotic Disorders; standards; statistical model; statistics and numerical data; trends; United States, Age Factors; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Bipolar Disorder; Brain; Child, Preschool; Depressive Disorder; Drug Utilization; Female; Humans; Infant; Insurance Claim Review; Logistic Models; Male; Medicaid; Off-Label Use; Prescription Drug Diversion; Psychotic Disorders; Psychotropic Drugs; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302258

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