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Identifying Adolescents at Risk through Voluntary School-Based Mental Health Screening
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Husky, Mathilde M.; Kaplan, Adam; McGuire, Leslie; Flynn, Laurie; Chrostowski, Christine; Olfson, Mark – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
This study compares referrals for mental health services among high school students randomized to two means of referral to mental health services: referral via systematic identification through a brief mental health screening procedure (n = 365) or referral via the usual process of identification by school personnel, parents, or students…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Identification
Outpatient Care of Young People after Emergency Treatment of Deliberate Self-Harm
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Bridge, Jeffrey A.; Marcus, Steven C.; Olfson, Mark – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: Little is known about the mental health care received by young people after an episode of deliberate self-harm. This study examined predictors of emergency department (ED) discharge, mental health assessments in the ED, and follow-up outpatient mental health care for Medicaid-covered youth with deliberate self-harm. Method: A…
Descriptors: Health Services, Substance Abuse, Poverty, Socioeconomic Influences
Patterns and Correlates of Tic Disorder Diagnoses in Privately and Publicly Insured Youth
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Olfson, Mark; Crystal, Stephen; Gerhard, Tobias; Huang, Cecilia; Walkup, James T.; Scahill, Lawrence; Walkup, John T. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: This study examined the prevalence and demographic and clinical correlates of children diagnosed with Tourette disorder, chronic motor or vocal tic disorder, and other tic disorders in public and private insurance plans over the course of a 1-year period. Method: Claims were reviewed of Medicaid (n = 10,247,827) and privately (n =…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Health Services, Mental Disorders, Identification
Mental Health Screening and Follow-up Care in Public High Schools
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Husky, Mathilde M.; Sheridan, Marian; McGuire, Leslie; Olfson, Mark – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: Despite increased interest in screening adolescents for mental health problems and suicide risk, little is known regarding the extent to which youth are identified and connected with appropriate services. Method: Between 2005 and 2009, a total of 4,509 ninth-grade students were offered screening. We reviewed the records of the 2,488…
Descriptors: Health Services, Community Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
Service Utilization for Lifetime Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents: Results of the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)
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Merikangas, Kathleen Ries; He, Jian-ping; Burstein, Marcy; Swendsen, Joel; Avenevoli, Shelli; Case, Brady; Georgiades, Katholiki; Heaton, Leanne; Swanson, Sonja; Olfson, Mark – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: Mental health policy for youth has been constrained by a paucity of nationally representative data concerning patterns and correlates of mental health service utilization in this segment of the population. The objectives of this investigation were to examine the rates and sociodemographic correlates of lifetime mental health service use…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Health Services, Mental Health Programs
Trends in Antipsychotic Drug Use by Very Young, Privately Insured Children
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Olfson, Mark; Crystal, Stephen; Huang, Cecilia; Gerhard, Tobias – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: This study describes recent trends and patterns in antipsychotic treatment of privately insured children aged 2 through 5 years. Method: A trend analysis is presented of antipsychotic medication use (1999-2001 versus 2007) stratified by patient characteristics. Data are analyzed from a large administrative database of privately insured…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Health Services, Mental Retardation, Pervasive Developmental Disorders