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Do children in poverty take more antipsychotic meds?

Filed Under (Mental Health) by Scott on 14-12-2009

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A research team from Rutgers and Columbia reported that children on Medicaid are more likely than privately insured children to receive anti psychotic medication.  Privately insured children may manage their behavior without resorting to the medicine.  These anti psychotic drugs may have severe physical side effects resulting in lifelong medical problems, according to the New York Times.

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