2007
Health Care Expenditures Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Leslie DL, Martin A. Health Care Expenditures Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorders. JAMA Pediatrics 2007, 161: 350-355. PMID: 17404131, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.4.350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care expendituresCare expendituresMental disordersAdolescents 17 yearsAutism spectrum disorderMedical care settingsAverage health care expendituresPrescription drug expendituresHealth care systemAnnual inpatientRetrospective analysisCare settingsSpectrum disorderPrevalence ratesProactive treatmentASD prevalence ratesEarly identificationPatientsDrug expendituresCare systemVulnerable populationsDisordersHealth insuranceTotal expenditureHealth insurers
2003
Psychiatric Inpatient, Outpatient, and Medication Utilization and Costs Among Privately Insured Youths, 19972000
Martin A, Leslie D. Psychiatric Inpatient, Outpatient, and Medication Utilization and Costs Among Privately Insured Youths, 19972000. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2003, 160: 757-764. PMID: 12668366, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.4.757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent Health ServicesAge FactorsAmbulatory CareChildDrug CostsDrug UtilizationFemaleHealth Benefit Plans, EmployeeHealth Care CostsHealth Care SurveysHospitalizationHumansInsurance, PsychiatricLength of StayMaleManaged Care ProgramsMental DisordersMental Health ServicesPsychotropic DrugsUnited StatesUtilization ReviewConceptsOutpatient visitsPsychotropic medicationsProportion of youthOutpatient mental health servicesAnxiety disordersMedication-related costsOutpatient treatment modalityUse of inpatientTreatment of depressionInpatient psychiatric admissionAnalysis of inpatientMental health servicesAge 17 yearsAnnual utilization ratesMedication utilizationPharmacy claimsOutpatient costsTreatment modalitiesPsychiatric admissionsAnnual inpatientAdjustment disorderInpatient daysInpatientsHealth servicesPsychiatric inpatients