@article{ref1,
title="Racial and ethnic differences in psychotropic prescription receipt among pediatric patients enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid",
journal="Psychiatric services",
year="2022",
author="French, Alexis and Jones, Kelley A. and Bush, Christopher and Greiner, Melissa A. and Copeland, J. Nathan and Davis, Naomi O. and Franklin, Michelle S. and Heilbron, Nicole and Maslow, Gary R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The authors aimed to examine racial-ethnic differences in filled psychotropic prescriptions among a pediatric Medicaid population. <br><br>METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included patients ages 0-21 with at least one North Carolina Medicaid claim from October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018 (N=983,886). The primary outcome was a filled psychotropic prescription. Separate multivariable modified Poisson regression models generated adjusted risk ratios (ARRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), adjusted for patient demographic characteristics. <br><br>RESULTS: Black and Hispanic patients were significantly less likely to receive any filled psychotropic prescription (ARR=0.61, 95% CI=0.60-0.62; ARR=0.29, 95% CI=0.28-0.29, respectively) compared with White and non-Hispanic patients. Furthermore, Black and Hispanic patients were less likely to receive filled prescriptions in the four included drug classes compared with White and non-Hispanic patients. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Future studies should focus on understanding the factors contributing to racial and ethnic differences among pediatric patients receiving filled psychotropic prescriptions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1075-2730",
doi="10.1176/appi.ps.202100473",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100473"
}