Table 1.

Characteristics of 17-year-olds (N=403) who were leaving foster care, by number of concurrent psychotropic medications taken

		Number of medications
		0 (N=257)		1 (N=54)		2 (N=46)		3 or more (N=46)
	Total
Variable	N	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Gender
Female	226	146	65	27	12	23	10	30	13
Male	177	111	63	27	15	23	13	16	9
Race or ethnicity
White	177	93	53***	26	15	29	16**	29	16**
Black	206	152	74	23	11	16	8	15	7
Hispanic	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Other	19	12	63	4	21	1	5	2	10
Current residential status
Living with birthpa rents, other relatives, or independently	119	95	80***	9	8*	9	8	6	5**
Living in foster home or group home	284	162	57	45	16	37	13	40	14
Any maltreatment history
Sexual abuse	140	75	54**	16	11	19	14	30	21***
Physical abuse	185	99	54***	26	14	26	14	34	18***
Physical neglect	185	116	63	19	10	25	14	25	14
Service use
Specialty service only	255	150	59***	37	15	34	13	34	13***
Nonspecialty service only	3	3	100	0	0	0	0	0	0
Both types of services	39	13	33	9	23	7	18	10	26
Diagnosis from the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for DSM-IV
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder	44	18	41**	10	23	8	18	8	18
Manic episode	21	4	19***	3	14	5	24	9	43***
Major depressive disorder	71	25	35***	12	17	16	23**	18	25***
Disruptive behavior disorder	63	30	48**	11	17	6	10	16	25***
Posttraumatic stress disorder	28	9	32**	4	14	8	29**	7	25**
Substance use disorder	72	39	54	11	15	10	14	12	17

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