A prescription for unemployment? Recessions and the demand for mental health drugs.
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Bradford, WD; Lastrapes, WD
Published in: Health Econ
November 2014
We estimate the relationship between mental health drug prescriptions and the level of labor market activity in the USA. Based on monthly data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey of physicians and aggregated by US census regions, we find that the number of mental health drug prescriptions (those aimed at alleviating depression and anxiety) rises by about 10% when employment falls by 1% and when unemployment rises by 100 basis points, but only for patients in the Northeast region. This paper is one of the first to look at compensatory health behavior in response to the business cycle.
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Health Econ
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1099-1050
Publication Date
November 2014
Volume
23
Issue
11
Start / End Page
1301 / 1325
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Unemployment
- Regression Analysis
- Humans
- Health Services Needs and Demand
- Health Policy & Services
- Economic Recession
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Antidepressive Agents
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Bradford, W. D., & Lastrapes, W. D. (2014). A prescription for unemployment? Recessions and the demand for mental health drugs. Health Econ, 23(11), 1301–1325. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.2983
Bradford, W David, and William D. Lastrapes. “A prescription for unemployment? Recessions and the demand for mental health drugs.” Health Econ 23, no. 11 (November 2014): 1301–25. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.2983.
Bradford WD, Lastrapes WD. A prescription for unemployment? Recessions and the demand for mental health drugs. Health Econ. 2014 Nov;23(11):1301–25.
Bradford, W. David, and William D. Lastrapes. “A prescription for unemployment? Recessions and the demand for mental health drugs.” Health Econ, vol. 23, no. 11, Nov. 2014, pp. 1301–25. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/hec.2983.
Bradford WD, Lastrapes WD. A prescription for unemployment? Recessions and the demand for mental health drugs. Health Econ. 2014 Nov;23(11):1301–1325.
Published In
Health Econ
DOI
EISSN
1099-1050
Publication Date
November 2014
Volume
23
Issue
11
Start / End Page
1301 / 1325
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Unemployment
- Regression Analysis
- Humans
- Health Services Needs and Demand
- Health Policy & Services
- Economic Recession
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Antidepressive Agents