Psychiatric News (6/9) reported, “Black children are more likely to receive inadequate pharmacotherapy for their mental health conditions than children in other racial groups,” investigators concluded after analyzing “data from 601 children aged six to 12 years who had visited one of nine outpatient mental health clinics and participated in the Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms study.” The study revealed that when “compared with white children, Black children had 1.84 times the odds of receiving inadequate pharmacotherapy,” as well as “1.91 times the odds of receiving inadequate pharmacotherapy compared with the combined race group.” The findings were published online June 8 in the journal Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
Related Links:
— “Black Children Less Likely to Receive Adequate Medication for Psychiatric Disorders,” Psychiatric News, June 9, 2023