TABLE 2.

Documented Reasons for Prescribing SSRI at Medication Visit (N = 110)

Explicitly Stated Reason for Starting SSRI at Medication Visit	Number of Patients, n (%)	Contributing Patient Factors Documented at Medication Visit	Number of Patients, n (%)
Clinical change documented	63 (57)	Documentation of functional impairment	79 (72)
Started or recommended by DBP or Psychiatry, continued by PCP	22 (20)	Documentation of severity	50 (46)
Indication not mentioned	20 (18)	Screening tool used (eg, Spence, SCARED, PHQ-9)	29 (26)
Family preference	6 (5)	Family history of mental health disorder	21 (19)
Suggest by non-MD therapist	5 (5)	Challenges with access to treatments	13 (12)
Unable to access other treatment	1 (1)	Family history of medication for anxiety or depression	11 (10)

Total % is greater than 100 because >1 option could be selected. DBP, developmental-behavioral pediatrics; MD, medical doctor.