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February 26, 2007
 Trends in the Use & Expenditures for the Therapeutic Class
Prescribed Psychotherapeutic Agents
This statistical brief compares 1997 and 2004 data for the U.S.
civilian non-institutionalized (community) population from the
Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC)
on total expenditures, total number of purchases, total number of
people with a purchase, and average price per purchase for the
therapeutic class of prescribed psychotherapeutic agents and all
therapeutic subclasses within the class. The subclasses include
antipsychotics; central nervous system (CNS) stimulants;
antidepressants; and anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics.
MEPS-HC MEPS-HC is a nationally representative longitudinal survey
that collects detailed information on health care utilization and
expenditures, health insurance, and health status, as well as a wide
variety of social, demographic, and economic characteristics for the
civilian non-institutionalized population. It is co-sponsored by the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Center
for Health Statistics. 
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