National Trends in Outpatient Mental Health Service Use Among Adults Between 2008 and 2015
Germack HD, Drake C, Donohue JM, Golberstein E, Busch SH. National Trends in Outpatient Mental Health Service Use Among Adults Between 2008 and 2015. Psychiatric Services 2020, 71: 1127-1135. PMID: 32907475, PMCID: PMC7877566, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201900576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outpatient visitsSpecialty mental health providersPrimary care physiciansMental health visitsOutpatient visitsPsychological distressHealth visitsOutpatient mental health service useOutpatient mental health visitsMental health service useOutpatient mental health servicesRepresentative Medical Expenditure Panel SurveyPatients' psychological distressHealth service useMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyMental health servicesBivariate logistic regressionType of treatmentHealth Workforce StudiesMental health providersHigh psychological distressPercentage of adultsProportion of respondentsCare physiciansPsychotropic medications