Psychotropic Medication and Psychotropic Polypharmacy Among Children and Adolescents in the US Child Welfare System

Laura F Radel; Mir M Ali; Kristina West; Sarah A Lieff

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3068

Psychotropic Medication and Psychotropic Polypharmacy Among Children and Adolescents in the US Child Welfare System

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Oct 1;177(10):1107-1110. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3068.

Authors

Laura F Radel¹, Mir M Ali¹, Kristina West¹, Sarah A Lieff²

Affiliations

¹ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.
² Mathematica, Washington, DC.

PMID: 37603358
PMCID: PMC10442784 (available on 2024-08-21)
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3068

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study evaluates rates of psychotropic medication and polypharmacy use among youths in the US child welfare system compared with other youths with Medicaid coverage in 2019.