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

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

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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.

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  • Lin, Haizhen & Ketcham, Jonathan D. & Rosenquist, James N. & Simon, Kosali I., 2013. "Financial distress and use of mental health care: Evidence from antidepressant prescription claims," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 121(3), pages 449-453.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:121:y:2013:i:3:p:449-453
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.09.004
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    Financial distress; Housing crisis; Mental health; Prescription;
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    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health

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