DIFRXMHPROF
Person prescribing for emotional/behavioral problems: Mental health professional
Description
PRELIMINARY VARIABLE: Variable description not yet updated.
For sample children age 4 to 17 who had been prescribed or had taken prescription medication for emotional problems in the past 6 months (DIFRX6MO), DIFRXMHPROF indicates whether the medication was first prescribed by "a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health professional."
Other possible responses for who first prescribed such medication were:
- family doctor (DIFRXFAMD)
- other person (DIFRXOTHER)
Universe
- 2010: Sample children age 4 to 17 who were prescribed medication in the past 6 months by someone other than a pediatrician or other family doctor.
Codes and Frequencies
Availability
- 2010
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Weights
- 2010 : SAMPWEIGHT
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