Journal Article

Psychotropic Medication and Psychosocial Service Use Among Transition Age Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder

West, Kristina D., Plourde, Emma R., Ali, Mir M.

2024

Overview

People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience high rates of psychotropic medication utilization and barriers to psychosocial services, yet limited literature explores use of these services and the association between a mental health condition (MH) and use. Using national multipayer claims data, this study estimates a multinomial logistic regression model to discern psychotropic medication and psychosocial service use among transition age youth (TAY) with ASD (12-26 years; N = 52,083) compared to a matched cohort of those without ASD (12-26 years; N = 52,083). Approximately one-third of TAY with ASD and no MH condition receive only psychotropic medication and the likelihood of using both psychosocial services and medication is higher only when TAY with ASD have a co-occurring MH condition.

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subject: Adolescents / Anatomy / Anxiety Disorders / Applied Behavior Analysis / Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorders / Behavior Modification / Child & adolescent mental health / Comorbidity / Developmental Disabilities / Disease Control / Drug Use / Drugs / Health Conditions / Health services utilization / Hyperactivity / Interpersonal Relationship / Mental Disorders / Mental health / Mental health care / Mental health services / Obesity / Patients / Predictor Variables / Psychological Patterns / Psychosocial factors / Psychosocial intervention / Psychotropic drugs / Reference Groups / Regression (Statistics) / Social Environment / Social Problems / Teenagers / Young adults / Youth