Association of co-occurring opioid or other substance use disorders with increased healthcare utilization in patients with depression.

ABSTRACT: Substance use disorders (SUDs) commonly co-occur with mental illness. However, the ongoing addiction crisis raises the question of how opioid use disorder (OUD) impacts healthcare utilization relative to other SUDs. This study examines the utilization patterns of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and: (1) co-occurring OUD (MDD-OUD); (2) a co-occurring SUD other than OUD (MDD-NOUD); and (3) no co-occurring SUD (MDD-NSUD). We analyzed electronic health records (EHRs) derived from multiple health systems across the New York City (NYC) metropolitan area between January 2008 and December 2017. 11,275 patients aged ≥18 years with a gap of 30-180 days between 2 consecutive MDD diagnoses and an antidepressant prescribed 0-180 days after any MDD diagnosis were selected, and prevalence o

SUBMITTER: Vekaria V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8093211 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature