Utilization of Mental Health Services by Preschool-Aged Children with Private Insurance Coverage
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2018-02-23
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Ali, Mir M. et al.; Utilization of Mental Health Services by Preschool-Aged Children with Private Insurance Coverage; Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, volume 45, pages731ā740, 23 February, 2018; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-018-0858-x
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There is increasing recognition that some preschool-aged children suffer from mental health conditions, but little is known about the treatment they receive. Using the 2014 MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters database (Nā=ā1,987,759) the study finds that only a small proportion of preschool-aged children receive any behavioral interventions, including psychotherapy, in conjunction with having a filled psychiatric prescription. Nearly all of the preschool-aged children who had psychotropic prescriptions filled had no other claims for treatment, and among those children who had prescriptions for psychotropic medication filled, the vast majority did not have a mental health diagnosis on a claim.