Financial distress and use of mental health care: Evidence from antidepressant prescription claims

Haizhen Lin; Jonathan Ketcham; James N. Rosenquist; Kosali I. Simon

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2013.09.004

Financial distress and use of mental health care: Evidence from antidepressant prescription claims

Haizhen Lin, Jonathan Ketcham, James N. Rosenquist, Kosali I. Simon

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Using nationwide county-level longitudinal data, we show that recent declines in housing prices are associated with an increased utilization of antidepressant prescriptions among the near elderly. Our results persist in difference-in-difference models using either all non-antidepressant drugs or statins as controls.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	449-453
Number of pages	5
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	121
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2013.09.004
State	Published - Dec 2013

Keywords

Financial distress
Housing crisis
Mental health
Prescription

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Finance
Economics and Econometrics

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