treated for mental health problems between the years 1995 and 2000. Using a large
database (MarketScan®) which compiles claims information from private health insurance
plans nationwide, our sample consisted of 100,716 children (under the age of 18) who
submitted claims for outpatient mental health services, out of a total of 1,723,681 covered
children. Over the five years period, there was a dramatic increase in the proportion of …