Marital separation and contact with primary healthcare services for mental health problems: a register-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Marital separation is associated with mental health problems, but little is known about how this translates into healthcare use. In this study, we examine the relationship between marital separation and primary healthcare use for mental health problems.

Methods

We used data covering the period from 2005 to 2015 from the Norwegian Population Register, Statistics Norway's Educational Registration System and the Norwegian Health Economics Database. Data were analyzed using logistic regression analysis. To control for time invariant characteristics, we estimated fixed-effect models.

Results

Marital separation was associated with increased contact with primary healthcare services for mental health problems (MH-consultations). The prevalence of MH-consultations p

SUBMITTER: Reneflot A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7687816 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature