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Service use and costs of care for depressed adolescents: who uses and who pays?

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Domino, ME; Burns, BJ; Mario, J; Reinecke, MA; Vitiello, B; Weller, EB; Kratochvil, CJ; May, DE; Feeny, NC; Robins, M; Hallin, MJ; Silva, SG ...
Published in: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol
November 2009

Major depressive disorder is common in adolescence and is associated with significant morbidity and family burden. Little is known about service use by depressed adolescents. The purpose of this article is to report the patterns of services use and costs for participants in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study sample during the 3 months before randomization. Costs were assigned across three categories of payors: families, private insurance, and the public sector. We examined whether costs from payors varied by baseline covariates, such as age, gender, insurance status, and family income. The majority (71%) of depressed youth sought services during the 3-month period. Slightly more than one-fifth had contact with a behavioral health specialist. The average participant had just under $300 (SD = $437.67, range = $0-$3,747.71) in treatment-related costs, with most of these costs borne by families and private insurers.

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J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol

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EISSN

1537-4424

Publication Date

November 2009

Volume

38

Issue

6

Start / End Page

826 / 836

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Mental Health Services
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Depressive Disorder, Major
  • Child
  • Adolescent
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
 

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Domino, M. E., Burns, B. J., Mario, J., Reinecke, M. A., Vitiello, B., Weller, E. B., … March, J. S. (2009). Service use and costs of care for depressed adolescents: who uses and who pays? J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol, 38(6), 826–836. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374410903259023
Domino, Marisa Elena, Barbara J. Burns, Jeremy Mario, Mark A. Reinecke, Benedetto Vitiello, Elizabeth B. Weller, Christopher J. Kratochvil, et al. “Service use and costs of care for depressed adolescents: who uses and who pays?J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 38, no. 6 (November 2009): 826–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374410903259023.
Domino ME, Burns BJ, Mario J, Reinecke MA, Vitiello B, Weller EB, et al. Service use and costs of care for depressed adolescents: who uses and who pays? J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2009 Nov;38(6):826–36.
Domino, Marisa Elena, et al. “Service use and costs of care for depressed adolescents: who uses and who pays?J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol, vol. 38, no. 6, Nov. 2009, pp. 826–36. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/15374410903259023.
Domino ME, Burns BJ, Mario J, Reinecke MA, Vitiello B, Weller EB, Kratochvil CJ, May DE, Feeny NC, Robins M, Hallin MJ, Silva SG, March JS. Service use and costs of care for depressed adolescents: who uses and who pays? J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2009 Nov;38(6):826–836.

Published In

J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol

DOI

EISSN

1537-4424

Publication Date

November 2009

Volume

38

Issue

6

Start / End Page

826 / 836

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Mental Health Services
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Depressive Disorder, Major
  • Child
  • Adolescent
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology