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The Economic Burden of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder in the United States (2005 and 2010)

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Greenberg, Paul E., Fournier, Andree-Anne, Sisitsky, Tammy, Pike, Crystal T., Kessler, Ronald C.·2015·The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

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BACKGROUND: The economic burden of depression in the United States--including major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder, and dysthymia--was estimated at $83.1 billion in 2000. We update these findings using recent data, focusing on MDD alone and accounting for comorbid physical and psychiatric disorders. METHOD: Using national survey (DSM-IV criteria) and administrative claims data (ICD-9 codes), we estimate the incremental economic burden of individuals with MDD as well as the share of these costs attributable to MDD, with attention to any changes that occurred between 2005 and 2010. RESULTS: The incremental economic burden of individuals with MDD increased by 21.5% (from $173.2 billion to $210.5 billion, inflation-adjusted dollars). The composition of these costs remained stable, with approximately 45% attributable to direct costs, 5% to suicide-related costs, and 50% to workplace costs. Only 38% of the total costs were due to MDD itself as opposed to comorbid conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Comorbid conditions account for the largest portion of the growing economic burden of MDD. Future research should analyze further these comorbidities as well as the relative importance of factors contributing to that growing burden. These include population growth, increase in MDD prevalence, increase in treatment cost per individual with MDD, changes in employment and treatment rates, as well as changes in the composition and quality of MDD treatment services.

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  • MDD comorbidity with substance use disorders remains a substantial public health and economic burden.

    “With increasingly positive attitudes toward substance use [64][65][66] and increasing rates of adult SUDs and associated problems, 24,41,42,[67][68][69] MDD comorbidity with SUDs remains a substantial public health 24,70 and economic 16 burden.”

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Greenberg, P. E., Fournier, A.-A., Sisitsky, T., Pike, C. T., & Kessler, R. C.
Affiliations
  • Analysis Group (United States) (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Greenberg, Paul E.
Venue
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Published
2015-02-25
Volume
76
Issue
02
Pages
155-162
ISSN
0160-6689 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2039056175
Cited by
1,779
References
38
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FWCI
223.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Keywords
major depressive disorder, economic burden, comorbidities, direct medical costs, treatment costs, mental health service utilization, bipolar disorder, dysthymia
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Mental Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depressive Disorder, Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, United States, Comorbidity, Health Care Costs, Cost of Illness, Young Adult

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