2020
National Trends in Outpatient Mental Health Service Use Among Adults Between 2008 and 2015
Germack HD, Drake C, Donohue JM, Golberstein E, Busch SH. National Trends in Outpatient Mental Health Service Use Among Adults Between 2008 and 2015. Psychiatric Services 2020, 71: 1127-1135. PMID: 32907475, PMCID: PMC7877566, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201900576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outpatient visitsSpecialty mental health providersPrimary care physiciansMental health visitsOutpatient visitsPsychological distressHealth visitsOutpatient mental health service useOutpatient mental health visitsMental health service useOutpatient mental health servicesRepresentative Medical Expenditure Panel SurveyPatients' psychological distressHealth service useMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyMental health servicesBivariate logistic regressionType of treatmentHealth Workforce StudiesMental health providersHigh psychological distressPercentage of adultsProportion of respondentsCare physiciansPsychotropic medications
2019
The Effects of Federal Parity on Mental Health Services Use and Spending: Evidence From the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Drake C, Busch SH, Golberstein E. The Effects of Federal Parity on Mental Health Services Use and Spending: Evidence From the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Psychiatric Services 2019, 70: 287-293. PMID: 30691381, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesMental health service useHealth service useMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyHealth servicesService useMental health specialty servicesAmbulatory mental health careStudy designAdults ages 26Use of outpatientFederal Mental Health ParityPrimary care servicesAddiction Equity ActFederal parity lawMental Health ParityMental health careMental health policyDifferences study designDifferent study designsFederal parityHealth ParitySpecialty servicesCare servicesAge 26