Tracking 5-Year Trends in the Workforce Prescribing Psychotropics and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although there is increased demand for behavioral health services, there is limited national data on the workforce prescribing psychotropics and/or medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and many current estimates are based on self-reported data or clinician rosters.

Objective

To describe trends in the workforce prescribing psychotropics (i.e., antidepressants, antipsychotics, antianxiety medications, mood stabilizers) and/or MOUD from 2017 to 2021.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of 2017-2021 IQVIA Xponent retail prescription claims data.

Participants

Clinicians who prescribed more than ten total prescriptions for psychotropics and/or MOUD in a calendar year.

Main measures

We analyzed the number of prescriptions and prescribers by year,

SUBMITTER: Schenk E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11576725 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature