Perinatal Mood And Anxiety Disorders Rose Among Privately Insured People, 2008–20
Kara Zivin, Andrea Pangori, Xiaosong Zhang, Anca Tilea, Stephanie V. Hall, Ashlee J. Vance, Vanessa K. Dalton, Amy Schroeder, Anna Courant, Karen M. Tabb
Abstract
Nationwide, perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD) diagnoses among privately insured people increased by 93.3 percent from 2008 to 2020, growing faster in 2015-20 than in 2008-14. Most states and demographic subgroups experienced increases, suggesting worsening morbidity in maternal mental health nationwide. PMAD-associated suicidality and psychotherapy rates also increased nationwide from 2008 to 2020. Relative to 2008-14, psychotherapy rates continued to rise in 2015-20, whereas suicidality rates declined.
Topics & Concepts
AnxietyMoodPsychiatryMood disordersMental healthDepression (economics)MedicineMacroeconomicsEconomicsMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsPrenatal Substance Exposure Effects