June 2015 Report To Congress On Medicaid & CHIP: Use Of Psychotropic Medications Among Medicaid Beneficiaries

This report was released by the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) in June of 2015. This chapter from the full report examines one such behavioral health service, the use of psychotropic medications. Psychotropic medications are generally used to treat conditions such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and are an important component in the treatment of behavioral health conditions . . .