Patterns of Antidepressant and Antianxiety Medication Prescriptions in Pediatric Primary Care in the U.S
While prescription rates for antidepressant and antianxiety medications have increased overall, treatment gaps between White and ethnoracially minoritized pediatric patients have persisted. Differences in prescribing patterns between practice environments suggest PPCPs may be more comfortable prescribing MH medications in family practices relative to pediatric practices.
Authors
- Tina Kumra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0925-1749)
- Emily G. Severance
- Laura Prichett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6029-6902)
- Andrea S. Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8486-0643)
- Robert H. Yolken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9902-1554)
- Meilin Zheng
- Eric Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8315-3288)
- Juleisa Badio
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319251347906
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Stanley Family Foundation
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Office of Research on Women's Health