25.4 applying systems of care principles to case formulation as a tool to support deprescribing efforts in foster care youth

Youth in the child welfare system are particularly vulnerable to inappropriate psychotropic medication regimes that include polypharmacy. It can be very difficult to take away psychotropic medications in a population that struggles with care fragmentation and instability. However, using a system-of-care approach to working with this population can aid in deprescribing efforts in clinical practice.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Clinical Perspectives 25 Source Type: research