Antipsychotic Treatment Among Youth in Foster Care

Data from Medicaid fee-for-service and managed care claims from one Mid-Atlantic state were analyzed for this cross-sectional study. The dataset consists of a total of 16,969 youths under the age of 20 with a mental health diagnosis and a pharmacy claim for antipsychotic medication in 2003. Data for each individual includes demographic, Medicaid program category (ie, foster care, disabled), psychiatric diagnostic codes, and psychotropic medications by major therapeutic class.

本项横断面研究分析了来自中大西洋地区一个州的医疗保险按服务收费和医疗保险索赔数据。该数据集包含2003年诊断为心理健康问题并开具抗精神病药物处方记录的共计16,969名20岁以下青年。每个个体的数据包括人口统计学信息、医疗保险项目类别（例如，孤儿院抚养、残疾）、精神病学诊断代码以及主要治疗类别下的精神活性药物。