Where You Live Matters: Psychotropic Polypharmacy and Psychotherapy in Children with High-Needs‌

In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Kathleen C. Thomas discusses a cross-sectional study of associations between neighborhood context with psychotropic polypharmacy and psychotherapy among children with high-needs for medical or psychiatric care. She describes the inclusion of parent advisors on the study team, the inclusion of children with medical complexity in the study population, key insights including the importance of non-medical supports, and the next steps from this work. SPEAKER Kathleen C. Thomas, PhD, MPH Professor and Vice Chair of Research and Graduate Education Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Eshelman School of Pharmacy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill HOST Kristina Malik, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine Medical Director, KidStreet Pediatrician, Special Care Clinic, Children's Hospital Colorado DATE Initial publication date: January 13, 2025. ARTICLE REFERENCED Thomas KC, Annis IE, deJong NA, Christian RB, Davis SA, Hughes PM, Prichard BA, Prichard JR, Allen PS, Gettinger JS, Morris DN, Eaker KB. Association Between Neighborhood Context and Psychotropic Polypharmacy Use Among High-Need Children. Psychiatr Serv. 2024 Sep 11:appips20230639. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230639. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39257315. TRANSCRIPT https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/3rffshwp3q2km53w7xckq38/011025_CCJCP__Where_You_Live_Matters Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6 Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: [email protected] CITATION Thomas KC, Malik KE. Where You Live Matters: Psychotropic Polypharmacy and Psychotherapy in Children with High-Needs‌. 01/2025. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/where-you-live-matters-psychotropic-polypharmacy-and-psychotherapy-in-children-with-high-needs.