Open AccessPsychotropic Drug Use Among Preschool Children in the Medicaid Program From 36 States
Author(s) -
Lauren D. Garfield,
Derek S. Brown,
Benjamin T. Allaire,
Raven E. Ross,
Ginger E. Nicol,
Ramesh Raghavan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302258
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , psychiatry , medicaid , anxiety , psychotropic drug , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , bipolar disorder , depression (economics) , medical prescription , psychosocial , confidence interval , pediatrics , mood , drug , health care , economics , pharmacology , macroeconomics , economic growth
We determined the prevalence of and indications for psychotropic medication among preschool children in Medicaid.