TY - JOUR
T1 - Women with depression
T2 - Financial barriers to access
AU - Glied, Sherry
AU - McCormack, Shana
AU - Neufeld, Adam
PY - 2003/2
Y1 - 2003/2
N2 - The costs of treatment constitute a barrier to access for women with depression. Many women lack insurance coverage. Those who have coverage often face large out-of-pocket costs. Some improvements in access and coverage have occurred over the past 15 years. The share of women treated for depression has increased, although the increase has been in medication treatment only. The level of out-of-pocket spending has fallen, but this decline happened, in part, because overall outpatient spending fell substantially. There is not yet parity between mental and physical health coverage. Psychologists should continue to be mindful of financial barriers in making treatment recommendations.
AB - The costs of treatment constitute a barrier to access for women with depression. Many women lack insurance coverage. Those who have coverage often face large out-of-pocket costs. Some improvements in access and coverage have occurred over the past 15 years. The share of women treated for depression has increased, although the increase has been in medication treatment only. The level of out-of-pocket spending has fallen, but this decline happened, in part, because overall outpatient spending fell substantially. There is not yet parity between mental and physical health coverage. Psychologists should continue to be mindful of financial barriers in making treatment recommendations.
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U2 - 10.1037/0735-7028.34.1.20
DO - 10.1037/0735-7028.34.1.20
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0037266870
SN - 0735-7028
VL - 34
SP - 20
EP - 25
JO - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
JF - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
IS - 1
ER -