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Psychotropic medication use in children with autism in the Kentucky Medicaid population.

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Williams, PG; Woods, C; Stevenson, M; Davis, DW; Radmacher, P; Smith, M
Published in: Clin Pediatr (Phila)
October 2012

This study reviewed Kentucky Medicaid claims data for children with autism spectrum disorders to determine psychotropic drug (PTD) use in this population. Children with autism spectrum disorders (ICD-9 code 299.XX) in 3 different age-groups from 2005 to 2008 were identified; PTD use was defined as at least 1 prescription per year. PTD use in all age ranges was higher than in previously reported studies. High PTD use in children between 1 and 5 years is particularly of concern and may reflect perceived inadequacies of comprehensive educational/behavioral services for these children.

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Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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EISSN

1938-2707

Publication Date

October 2012

Volume

51

Issue

10

Start / End Page

923 / 927

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Pediatrics
  • Medicaid
  • Kentucky
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Drug Utilization
  • Child, Preschool
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
 

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Williams, P. G., Woods, C., Stevenson, M., Davis, D. W., Radmacher, P., & Smith, M. (2012). Psychotropic medication use in children with autism in the Kentucky Medicaid population. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 51(10), 923–927. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922812440837
Williams, P Gail, Charles Woods, Michelle Stevenson, Deborah Winders Davis, Paula Radmacher, and Michael Smith. “Psychotropic medication use in children with autism in the Kentucky Medicaid population.Clin Pediatr (Phila) 51, no. 10 (October 2012): 923–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922812440837.
Williams PG, Woods C, Stevenson M, Davis DW, Radmacher P, Smith M. Psychotropic medication use in children with autism in the Kentucky Medicaid population. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Oct;51(10):923–7.
Williams, P. Gail, et al. “Psychotropic medication use in children with autism in the Kentucky Medicaid population.Clin Pediatr (Phila), vol. 51, no. 10, Oct. 2012, pp. 923–27. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/0009922812440837.
Williams PG, Woods C, Stevenson M, Davis DW, Radmacher P, Smith M. Psychotropic medication use in children with autism in the Kentucky Medicaid population. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Oct;51(10):923–927.
Journal cover image

Published In

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

DOI

EISSN

1938-2707

Publication Date

October 2012

Volume

51

Issue

10

Start / End Page

923 / 927

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Pediatrics
  • Medicaid
  • Kentucky
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Drug Utilization
  • Child, Preschool
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive