2003
Multiple 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
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