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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Ment Health Res Intellect Disabil. 2014 Oct 3;7(4):359–378. doi: 10.1080/19315864.2014.932476

TABLE 4.

Parent Report of Child Experience With Mental Health Interventions (n = 42)

Type of intervention N (%)
Psychiatrist—seen once 26(62)
Psychiatrist—current 8(19)
Hospitalized/Day treatment program 7(16)
Psychotropic medications 30(71)
 SSRIs 15(36)
 Attention meds 15(36)
 Atypical antipsychotics 11(26)
 Sleep meds 8(19)
 Mood stabilizers 8(19)
 Short-acting antianxiety meds (as-needed use only) 2(5)
 Anticonvulsants 2(5)
Vitamins/Supplemenls/Homeopathics 17(40)
Outpatient psychosocial intervention 4(10)
 Individual therapy 3(7)
 Group therapy 1(2)
Speech therapy 41(98)
Occupational therapy 38(90)
Special education services 42(100)