Journal of Depression and Anxiety
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-1044
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2167-1044
+44 1223 790975
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, United States
Research Article
Prevalence and Treatment Utilization of Patients Diagnosed with Depression and Anxiety Disorders Based on Kentucky Medicaid 2012-2019 Datasets
Author(s): Yuchen Han, Haojiang Huang, Riten Mitra, Huirong Hu, Subhadip Pal, Craig McClain, K.B. Kulasekera and Maiying Kong*
Objectives: To examine the prevalence and treatment utilization of patients diagnosed with Depression and Anxiety Disorders (DAD) based on Kentucky Medicaid 2012-2019 datasets.
Methods: The study was based on Kentucky Medicaid claims data from 2012 through 2019 for patients 14 years and older. We constructed yearly patient-level databases using ICD-9 CM and ICD-10 CM codes to identify the patients with DAD; the Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) codes to identify individual psychotherapy and group psychotherapy; and the National drug codes to categorize pharmacotherapy. Based on these data, we constructed summary tables that reflected the trends in prevalence of DAD across eight Kentucky Medicaid regions and for different demographic subgroups. Next, we implemented logistic regression on the constructed yearly patient-level data spanning al.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-1044.22.11.459