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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychotropic Prescription Receipt Among Pediatric Patients Enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid.

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French, A; Jones, KA; Bush, C; Greiner, MA; Copeland, JN; Davis, NO; Franklin, MS; Heilbron, N; Maslow, GR
Published in: Psychiatr Serv
December 1, 2022

OBJECTIVE: The authors aimed to examine racial-ethnic differences in filled psychotropic prescriptions among a pediatric Medicaid population. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included patients ages 0-21 with at least one North Carolina Medicaid claim from October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018 (N=983,886). The primary outcome was a filled psychotropic prescription. Separate multivariable modified Poisson regression models generated adjusted risk ratios (ARRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), adjusted for patient demographic characteristics. RESULTS: Black and Hispanic patients were significantly less likely to receive any filled psychotropic prescription (ARR=0.61, 95% CI=0.60-0.62; ARR=0.29, 95% CI=0.28-0.29, respectively) compared with White and non-Hispanic patients. Furthermore, Black and Hispanic patients were less likely to receive filled prescriptions in the four included drug classes compared with White and non-Hispanic patients. CONCLUSIONS: Future studies should focus on understanding the factors contributing to racial and ethnic differences among pediatric patients receiving filled psychotropic prescriptions.

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Psychiatr Serv

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EISSN

1557-9700

Publication Date

December 1, 2022

Volume

73

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1401 / 1404

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Racial Groups
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Psychiatry
  • Prescriptions
  • North Carolina
  • Medicaid
  • Infant, Newborn
 

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French, A., Jones, K. A., Bush, C., Greiner, M. A., Copeland, J. N., Davis, N. O., … Maslow, G. R. (2022). Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychotropic Prescription Receipt Among Pediatric Patients Enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid. Psychiatr Serv, 73(12), 1401–1404. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100473
French, Alexis, Kelley A. Jones, Christopher Bush, Melissa A. Greiner, J Nathan Copeland, Naomi O. Davis, Michelle S. Franklin, Nicole Heilbron, and Gary R. Maslow. “Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychotropic Prescription Receipt Among Pediatric Patients Enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid.Psychiatr Serv 73, no. 12 (December 1, 2022): 1401–4. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100473.
French A, Jones KA, Bush C, Greiner MA, Copeland JN, Davis NO, et al. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychotropic Prescription Receipt Among Pediatric Patients Enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid. Psychiatr Serv. 2022 Dec 1;73(12):1401–4.
French, Alexis, et al. “Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychotropic Prescription Receipt Among Pediatric Patients Enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid.Psychiatr Serv, vol. 73, no. 12, Dec. 2022, pp. 1401–04. Pubmed, doi:10.1176/appi.ps.202100473.
French A, Jones KA, Bush C, Greiner MA, Copeland JN, Davis NO, Franklin MS, Heilbron N, Maslow GR. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychotropic Prescription Receipt Among Pediatric Patients Enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid. Psychiatr Serv. 2022 Dec 1;73(12):1401–1404.
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Published In

Psychiatr Serv

DOI

EISSN

1557-9700

Publication Date

December 1, 2022

Volume

73

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1401 / 1404

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Racial Groups
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Psychiatry
  • Prescriptions
  • North Carolina
  • Medicaid
  • Infant, Newborn