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Psychotropic Medication Patterns Among Youth in Foster Care

Julie M. Zito, Daniel J. Safer, Devadatta Sai, James F. Gardner, Diane Thomas, Phyllis Coombes, Melissa Dubowski, Maria Mendez-Lewis

PEDIATRICS · 2007 · 249 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

Concomitant psychotropic medication treatment is frequent for youth in foster care and lacks substantive evidence as to its effectiveness and safety.

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