CriticalThinkRx May Reduce Psychiatric Prescribing to Foster Youth
Results From an Intervention Trial
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12386369 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Cohen (0000-0002-4970-0804, Florida International University, corresponding author), Jeffrey R Lacasse (0000-0002-5448-8721, Arizona State University), Rui Duan (0000-0002-9439-4498, University of Miami), Inge Sengelmann (The Counseling Group, Miami, FL, USA) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 284-293 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049731513477691 |
| OpenAlex | W2033884986 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 24 |
Objectives: To test the potential impact of a critical curriculum on psychiatric medications designed for child welfare workers. Method: In a quasiexperimental, longitudinal study, the monthly proportion of medicated foster children and the average number of prescriptions per medicated child at Agency 1 (669 clients) exposed to the CriticalThinkRx curriculum were compared to Agencies 2–9 (3,346 clients) in the same two-county service network. Data were collected during 6 months of preintervention, 1 month of intervention, and 9 months of postintervention. Practitioners were not informed of data collection. Results: During postintervention months 1–8, the proportion of medicated children declined from 17.5% to 11.0% at Agency 1, while the mean proportion rose slightly at Agencies 2–9, statistically significant effects. At 9 months, the proportion at Agency 1 rose again though not reaching preintervention level. Average numbers of prescriptions per child remained unchanged. Conclusion: Use of CriticalThinkRx may reduce psychiatric prescribing in foster care
Agency (philosophy · Curriculum · Family medicine · Foster care · Intervention (counseling · Medical prescription · Psychiatry · Test (biology · Welfare · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Welfare and Adoption · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0.54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |