Previous Out-of-Pocket Drug Expenditures and Patterns of Antidepressant Use among Workers Receiving Depression-Related Disability Benefits

摘要

This study explored the effects of out-of-pocket expenditures on antidepressant use among workers receiving depression-related short-term disability benefits. The authors examine the association between workers' out-of-pocket expenditures prior to their disability episode and their use, or delay in use, of antidepressants during the episode.