Real-World Treatment Costs and Care Utilization in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder With and Without Psychiatric Comorbidities in Specialist Mental Healthcare.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The majority of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) have comorbid mental conditions.

Objectives

Since most cost-of-illness studies correct for comorbidity, this study focuses on mental healthcare utilization and treatment costs in patients with MDD including psychiatric comorbidities in specialist mental healthcare, particularly patients with a comorbid personality disorder (PD).

Methods

The Psychiatric Case Register North Netherlands contains administrative data of specialist mental healthcare providers. Treatment episodes were identified from uninterrupted healthcare use. Costs were calculated by multiplying care utilization with unit prices (price level year: 2018). Using generalized linear models, cost drivers were investigated for the entire

SUBMITTER: Kan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8166711 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature