Did psychotropic drug consumption increase during the 2008 financial crisis? A cross-sectional population-based study in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives and setting

Although psychotropic drugs are used to treat mental health disorders, little evidence analyses the effects the 2008 economic downturn had on psychotropic drug consumption in the case of Spain. We analyse these effects, considering both gender and employment situation.

Participants

We used the microdata from the face-to-face cross-sectional population-based Spanish National Health Survey for two periods: 2006-2007 (n=28 954) and 2011-2012 (n=20 509). Our samples included adults (>15 years old).

Methods

The response variables are consumption (or not) of antidepressants or sedatives and the explanatory variables are the year of the survey, gender and employment status. Covariates are mental health problems, mental health index General Health Quest

SUBMITTER: Arroyo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347932 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature