Majority of People with Depression Are Not Effectively Treated, USA
‘More than 85 percent of both privately insured and Medicaid patients with depression are not being effectively treated, as defined by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), according to new data presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.
While both sets of patients were receiving inadequate treatment in this study, Medicaid claimants were less likely to be treated according to practice guidelines. This population was nearly twice as likely to be prescribed an antidepressant below the recommended dose ( 19 percent vs. 10 percent, respectively ); less likely to stay on medication for more than 60 days ( 39 percent vs. 55 percent, respectively ), the duration of time recommended for effective acute treatment; and half as likely to have their antidepressant switched or augmented ( 5 percent vs. 10 percent, respectively ) when they did not respond or tolerate their current dose or medication. ‘
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