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 …

The purpose of this study was to examine the current trends in prescribing antipsychotics to
children and adolescents within the Texas Medicaid Program. Total enrollments of children …

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 …

Background Use of atypical antipsychotic medications in pediatric populations is increasing.
Although previous studies have presented data by age or sex, none has documented sex …

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 …

Recent reports of antipsychotic medication use in pediatric populations describe large
increases in rates of use. Much interest in the increasing use has focused on potentially …

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 …

Objectives: This study examined patterns and determinants of antipsychotic prescribing in
children and adolescents receiving outpatient care in the United States. Methods …

Antipsychotics are commonly prescribed to children and adolescents. With the relatively
recent availability of the atypical antipsychotics, physicians have begun prescribing these …