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National trends in antidepressant medication treatment among publicly insured pregnant women
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Objective The risk of depression in women is greatest at childbearing age. We sought to examine and explain national trends in antidepressant use in pregnant women.Methods This was a cohort study including pregnant women aged 12-55 who were enrolled in Medicaid during 2000-2007. We examined the proportion of women taking antidepressants during pregnancy by patient characteristics (descriptive), by region (mixed-effects model) and over time (interrupted time series).Results We identified 1,106,757 pregnancies in 47 states; mean age was 23 years, and 60% were nonwhite. Nearly 1 in 12 used an antidepressant during pregnancy. Use was higher for older (11.2% for age ≥30 vs. 7.6% for <30) and white (14.4% vs. 4.0% for nonwhite) women. There was a four- to fivefold difference in rate of antidepressant use among states. Of the 5.3% of women taking antidepressants at conception, 33% and 17% were still on treatment 90 and 180 days, respectively, into pregnancy; an additional 4% began use during pregnancy. Labeled pregnancy-related health advisories did not appear to affect antidepressant use.Conclusions Antidepressant use during pregnancy remains high in this population; treatment patterns vary substantially by patient characteristics and region. Comparative safety and effectiveness data to help inform treatment choices are needed in this setting.
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- Authors
- Huybrechts, K. F., Palmsten, K., Mogun, H., Kowal, M., Avorn, J., Setoguchi-Iwata, S., & Hernández-Díaz, S.
- Affiliations
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Huybrechts, Krista F.
- Venue
- General Hospital Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-05
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 265-271
- ISSN
- 0163-8343 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4077674
- OpenAlex
- W2114602840
- Cited by
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- FWCI
- 12.92
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Institutes of Health
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (T32HD060454, R01 HSO18533)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Keywords
- antidepressant use in pregnancy, maternal depression, Medicaid, regional variation in treatment, racial disparities, temporal trends
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Antidepressive Agents, Child, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Medicaid, Middle Aged, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, United States, Cohort Studies, Young Adult
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