The 5-Year Course of Medication Treatment in Childhood Anxiety Disorders

Article Abstract Objective: For pediatric psychiatric disorders, given the marked increase in use of medications without an understanding of the typical treatment course, the primary goal of the current study was to examine the course of pharmacotherapy over 5 years in children with newly diagnosed anxiety disorders. Methods: We reviewed provider billing and prescription ordering records of a tertiary medical center from 2008 through 2015 to...