Antipsychotic Use Among Youth in Foster Care Enrolled in a Specialized Managed Care Organization Intervention

This study examines a multi-modal antipsychotic intervention implemented by a specialized MMCO for youth in foster care with 1) routine mental health screening; 2) health passports; 3) elective psychiatric consultation line; and 4) retrospective drug utilization reviews. We examine whether this multi-modal intervention significantly reduced antipsychotic dispensing for youth with conditions without FDA-approved indications.

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - May 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thomas I. Mackie, Sharon Cook, Stephen Crystal, Mark Olfson, Ayse Akincigil Tags: New Research Source Type: research