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Daniel J. Safer
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 65
Citations - 6068
Daniel J. Safer is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicaid & Population. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 63 publications receiving 5892 citations.
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Trends in the prescribing of psychotropic medications to preschoolers
TL;DR: Sizable increases in prevalence were noted between 1991 and 1995 across the 3 sites for clonidine, stimulants, and antidepressants, while neuroleptic use increased only slightly.
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Trends in the prescribing of psychotropic medications to preschoolers.
TL;DR: In this paper, the prevalence of psychotropic medications for preschool-aged children with behavioral and emotional disorders was determined by analyzing three 1-year cross-sectional data sets (for the years 1991, 1993, and 1995).
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Psychotropic practice patterns for youth: a 10-year perspective.
Julie M. Zito,Daniel J. Safer,Susan dosReis,James F. Gardner,Laurence S. Magder,Karen Soeken,Myde Boles,Frances L. Lynch,Mark A. Riddle +8 more
TL;DR: Youth psychotropic treatment utilization during the 1990s nearly reached adult utilization rates, and youth findings can be used to accurately assess the duration of treatment and unforeseen practice pattern changes, and to identify safety concerns.
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Mental health services for youths in foster care and disabled youths.
TL;DR: It was revealed that the prevalence of mental disorders among youths enrolled in foster care was twice that of youths receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and nearly 15 times that of other youths receiving other types of aid.
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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 +7 more
TL;DR: Concomitant psychotropic medication treatment is frequent for youth in foster care and lacks substantive evidence as to its effectiveness and safety, according to this work.