2005
Early to Bed: A Study of Adaptation Among Sexually Active Urban Adolescent Girls Younger Than Age Sixteen
MARTIN A, RUCHKIN V, CAMINIS A, VERMEIREN R, HENRICH CC, SCHWAB-STONE M. Early to Bed: A Study of Adaptation Among Sexually Active Urban Adolescent Girls Younger Than Age Sixteen. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2005, 44: 358-367. PMID: 15782083, DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000153226.26850.fd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban adolescent girlsPsychosocial adaptationSexual activityAdolescent girlsActive urban adolescent girlsActive adolescent girlsPrior sexual intercourseLower school gradesBlack ethnicityHigh riskMultivariate analysisTeenage pregnancyActive girlsSexual intercourseSocioeconomic statusVulnerable populationsSelf-report surveyHealth assessmentGlobal measuresLower scoresGirlsGradeNew Haven
2003
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry : Seclusion and Restraint Reform: An Initiative by a Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital
Donovan A, Siegel L, Zera G, Plant R, Martin A. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry : Seclusion and Restraint Reform: An Initiative by a Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital. Psychiatric Services 2003, 54: 958-959. PMID: 12851430, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.7.958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTwo-Year Trends in the Use of Seclusion and Restraint Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youths
Donovan A, Plant R, Peller A, Siegel L, Martin A. Two-Year Trends in the Use of Seclusion and Restraint Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youths. Psychiatric Services 2003, 54: 987-993. PMID: 12851435, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.7.987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of seclusionProportion of episodesModalities of treatmentUse of medicationsTwo-year prevalenceState psychiatric hospitalIncidents of seclusionTwo-year trendsRestraint incidentsClinical dataEmergency basisPatient injuryPsychiatric hospitalCumulative durationPerformance improvement programEthnic minority groupsFurther studiesEpisodesChildrenShort episodesPercentConcurrent increaseSeclusionTotal numberMedicationsMultiple Psychotropic Pharmacotherapy Among Child and Adolescent Enrollees in Connecticut Medicaid Managed Care
Martin A, Van Hoof T, Stubbe D, Sherwin T, Scahill L. Multiple Psychotropic Pharmacotherapy Among Child and Adolescent Enrollees in Connecticut Medicaid Managed Care. Psychiatric Services 2003, 54: 72-77. PMID: 12509670, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.1.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotropic pharmacotherapyPeriod prevalenceCommunity-based clinical careMultivariate logistic regressionDrug class combinationsPsychotropic drug classesMedicaid Managed CarePharmacotherapy patternsYoung MedicaidMood stabilizersPrescription claimsPsychotropic medicationsCare databaseCare enrolleesDrug classesClinical careLow-income childrenAdolescent enrolleesPharmacotherapyPsychopharmacological carePharmacy informationOne-year periodLogistic regressionSociodemographic differencesStudy period
2000
The use of psychotropic medications in young children: the facts, the controversy, and the practice.
Stubbe DE, Martin A. The use of psychotropic medications in young children: the facts, the controversy, and the practice. Connecticut Medicine 2000, 64: 329-33. PMID: 10909194.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Higher-Functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Rates and Patterns of Psychotropic Drug Use
MARTIN A, SCAHILL L, KLIN A, VOLKMAR F. Higher-Functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Rates and Patterns of Psychotropic Drug Use. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1999, 38: 923-931. PMID: 10405512, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199907000-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotropic drug useHigher-functioning pervasive developmental disordersPervasive developmental disorderTarget symptomsDrug useMedication use patternsPsychotropic medication useDevelopmental disordersMedication history informationMore medicationsMedication useClinical presentationPsychiatric comorbidityClinical variablesPsychotropic agentsDrug classesClinical heterogeneityDisordersSymptomsSubjectsAsperger's disorderFull Scale IQComorbiditiesMedicationsAntidepressants