Trends Over Time in Antipsychotic Initiation at a Large Children's Health Care System.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Antipsychotic prescribing in children and adolescents increased sharply beginning in the 1990s, but recent reports among Medicaid enrollees suggest declining trends. However, few studies have included both commercially and publicly insured patients or focused on trends in new antipsychotic medications in children without documented psychotic disorders or other indicated conditions. The objective of the study was to report trends in new antipsychotic prescribing for pediatric patients (age 3-17 years) in a large children's health care system. Methods: Data were abstracted from electronic medical records (January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2017). New antipsychotic medication orders were defined as antipsychotic orders for patients without an order in the

SUBMITTER: Chavez LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8233217 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature