Trends in Psychotropic Medication Costs for Children and Adolescents, 1997-2000
Martin A, Leslie D. Trends in Psychotropic Medication Costs for Children and Adolescents, 1997-2000. JAMA Pediatrics 2003, 157: 997-1004. PMID: 14557161, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.157.10.997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCostly medicationsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPsychotropic medication costsPsychotropic medication utilizationSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsWarrants further studyMental health outpatientsMedication utilizationAtypical antidepressantsAtypical antipsychoticsPharmacy claimsReuptake inhibitorsMedication costsPsychotropic drugsDrug categoriesMedicationsNational databaseDrugsOverall useFurther studiesChildrenPrescription pricesAntipsychoticsAntidepressantsOutpatientsPsychiatric 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