Context Although antipsychotic treatment has recently increased, little is known about how
this development has differentially affected the office-based care of adults and young people …

Context Although there are indications that antipsychotic drugs are increasingly used to treat
children and adolescents, little is known about the characteristics of those who receive them …

Importance Despite evidence of the increasing use of psychotropic medications, little is
known about the broader changes in the delivery of outpatient mental health treatment to …

OBJECTIVE: To identify frequencies of prescribing for antipsychotics among all US children.
METHODS: Data were drawn from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and the …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate prevalence rates of antipsychotic use in children and adolescents
from 1996 to 2001 in three state Medicaid programs (midwestern [MM], southern [SM], and …

Importance Despite concerns about rising treatment of young people with antipsychotic
medications, little is known about trends and patterns of their use in the United States …

Objective: To report the prescribing of antipsychotics to the youth population of the Canadian
province of Manitoba during the course of a decade. Methods: Use of antipsychotics in …

OBJECTIVE: This study describes recent trends and patterns in antipsychotic treatment of
privately insured children aged 2 through 5 years. METHOD: A trend analysis is presented of …

Objective To describe the relationship between mental health diagnosis and treatment with
antipsychotics among US Medicaid‐enrolled children over time. Data Sources/Study Setting …

Background The use of antipsychotic medications in children and adolescents for
indications other than psychosis or Tourette syndrome is controversial. Newer atypical …