Fig. 4. Standardized differences (Z-scores) in the doses of anti-psychotic, anti-depressant and mood stabilizing medications in Asian, Black/ AA, Hispanic, Other race/ethnicity and unknown race/ethnicity patients with bipolar disorder and depression, compared to white patients with respective diagnosis.

Red tiles indicate higher, and blue tiles lower daily dose of the prescription of the given medication among patients with bipolar disorder (A) and depression (B), expressed as T-value. All analyses are adjusted for patient’s sex, age, comorbid depression and BD, and extended release status, and account for the location of the provider. Multiple testing was accounted for using false discovery rate; *** Q-val <0.001; ** Q-val <0.01; * Q-val <0.05.