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Characterizing psychopharmacological prescribing practices in a large cohort of adolescents with borderline personality disorder.

Sarah HauryskiAlexandra PottsAlison SwigartDara BabinskiDaniel A WaschbuschLauren N Forrest
Published in: Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation (2024)
Results characterize psychiatric medication prescribing practices in youth with BPD. Prescribing practices vary by demographics, such that boys and non-Latinx youth are prescribed more medications than girls and Latinx youth, respectively. These demographic differences suggest that prescribers may treat BPD differently based on patient demographic characteristics.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • young adults
  • mental health
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  • borderline personality disorder
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