Antipsychotic medication prescribing in children enrolled in Medicaid

Although the increase in treatment of children and adolescents with antipsychotic medications has been well documented, much less is known about the factors related to the use of these agents and how closely the treatment follows best practice recommendations. Prescribers of each antipsychotic medic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2015-04, Vol.135 (4), p.658-665
Hauptverfasser: Rettew, David C, Greenblatt, Jeanne, Kamon, Jody, Neal, Diane, Harder, Valerie, Wasserman, Richard, Berry, Patricia, MacLean, Charles D, Hogue, Nancy, McMains, William
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Zusammenfassung:Although the increase in treatment of children and adolescents with antipsychotic medications has been well documented, much less is known about the factors related to the use of these agents and how closely the treatment follows best practice recommendations. Prescribers of each antipsychotic medication prescription issued for a Medicaid-insured child in Vermont aged
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2014-2260