Financial Distress and Use of Mental Health Care: Evidence from Antidepressant Prescription Claims

Using nationwide county-level longitudinal data, we show that recent declines in housing prices are associated with an increased utilitization 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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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Lin, Haizhen ; Ketcham, Jonathan D. ; Rosenquest, James N. ; Simon, Kosali
Institutions:	Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, Kelley School of Business
Subject:	financial distress \| housing crisis \| mental health \| prescription

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 2013-06
Classification:	I1 - Health
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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