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Published in final edited form as: J Child Fam Stud. 2014 May 1;23(4):666–674. doi: 10.1007/s10826-013-9882-3

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Youth in Treatment Foster Care.

	Total (N=240)

Variable	N	%
Age (years; M±SD)	13.0±3.8
Race
White	77	32
African American	138	58
Other	25	10
Female	109	45
State custody	200	83
History of maltreatment	172	71
Months in current TFC home (M±SD)	20.4±25.5
SDQ (M±SD)	16.1±6.8
Any psychotropic medication	142	59
Antidepressants	54	22
ADHD/Stimulant medication	95	38
Antipsychotics	68	26
Mood stabilizers	29	12