69.2 Psychotropic Oversight and the Mental Health Needs of Youth in Foster Care

This presentation illustrates the importance of psychotropic drug monitoring programs and the behavioral health needs of youth within 2 contextual levels. First, we examine the effect of prior authorization on antipsychotic drug use and overall prescribing. Second, we characterize mental health care services preceding initiation of an antipsychotic drug during the period of prior authorization implementation.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research