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The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
Published in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 4/2018

01-10-2018

Factors that Affect Choice of Mental Health Provider and Receipt of Outpatient Mental Health Treatment

Authors: Jenna M. Jones, PhD, MPH, Mir M. Ali, PhD, Ryan Mutter, PhD, Rachel Mosher Henke, PhD, Manjusha Gokhale, MA, William Marder, PhD, Tami Mark, PhD

Published in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research | Issue 4/2018

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Abstract

According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 91 million adults live in mental health professional shortage areas and 10 million individuals have serious mental illness (SMI). This study examines how the supply of psychiatrists, severity of mental illness, out-of-pocket costs, and health insurance type influence patients’ decisions to receive treatment and the type of provider chosen. Analyses using 2012–2013 MarketScan Commercial Claims data showed that patients residing in an area with few psychiatrists per capita had a higher predicted probability of not receiving follow-up care (46.4%) compared with patients residing in an area with more psychiatrists per capita (42.5%), and those in low-psychiatrist-supply areas had a higher predicted probability of receiving prescription medication only (10.2 vs 7.6%). Patients with SMI were more likely than those without SMI to obtain treatment. A $25 increase in out-of-pocket costs had marginal impact on patients’ treatment choices.
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Metadata
Title
Factors that Affect Choice of Mental Health Provider and Receipt of Outpatient Mental Health Treatment
Authors
Jenna M. Jones, PhD, MPH
Mir M. Ali, PhD
Ryan Mutter, PhD
Rachel Mosher Henke, PhD
Manjusha Gokhale, MA
William Marder, PhD
Tami Mark, PhD
Publication date
01-10-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 1094-3412
Electronic ISSN: 2168-6793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-017-9575-6

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