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The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Mental Healthcare Services

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  • Harrell, Benjamin

    (Trinity University)

  • Fumarco, Luca

    (Masaryk University)

  • Button, Patrick

    (Tulane University)

  • Schwegman, David J.

    (American University)

  • Denwood, Kyla

    (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic increased the rate of mental health disorders, as well as demand for mental health services. It remains unclear, however, the extent to which the pandemic impacted access to mental health services. Using data from an audit field experiment, we examine the impact of COVID-19 on access to mental health care appointments in the United States. This experiment ran from January to May 2020 and overlapped with the initial onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that increased intensity of COVID-19—measured by daily cases, daily fatalities, and weekly excess deaths—is associated with decreased access to mental health care appointments.

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  • Harrell, Benjamin & Fumarco, Luca & Button, Patrick & Schwegman, David J. & Denwood, Kyla, 2023. "The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Mental Healthcare Services," IZA Discussion Papers 16162, IZA Network @ LISER.
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp16162
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    1. Benjamin Harrell & Luca Fumarco & Patrick Button & David J. Schwegman & Kyla Denwood, 2023. "The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Mental Health Care Services," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 113, pages 420-422, May.

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    • C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination

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