Prescriptions of psychotropic medications by providers treating children of military service members
- Kucera, A., Koehlmoos, T., Grunwald, L., Banaag, A., Schvey, N. A., Quinlan, J., & Tanofsky-Kraff, M. (2022). Prescriptions of psychotropic medications by providers treating children of military service members. Military Medicine, Article usac048. https://doi.org/10.1093/ milmed/usac048
- Children of Service members are referred to treatment through both military and civilian treatment facilities. This study captured the prevalence of mental health conditions (i.e., attention deficit-, mood-, anxiety-, or conduct-related disorder) among military-dependent children (N = 1,533,630). Among military dependents who were diagnosed with a mental health condition (n = 124,580), this study also examined whether the type of treatment facility (i.e., military or civilian) affected treatment services (i.e., received prescription medication, referred to talk therapy). Military and civilian treatment facilities appear to differ in rates of medication prescription and talk therapy referrals for military-dependent children.
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