Table 3.
Medication Class Combinations Used, by Patient Characteristics
| AD/AP/MS (%) | AD/MS (%) | AP/MS (%) | MS only (%) | No MS (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 20.3 | 27.8 | 13.7 | 20.7 | 17.4 |
| Male | 16.2 | 27.0 | 16.3 | 26.2 | 14.3 |
| Race | |||||
| White or Caucasian | 18.6 | 28.5 | 14.0 | 23.4 | 15.5 |
| Other | 17.3 | 17.3 | 23.1 | 21.4 | 20.8 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 17.2 | 30.0 | 13.1 | 23.3 | 16.4 |
| Never married | 18.9 | 25.9 | 17.0 | 25.6 | 12.5 |
| Other | 19.6 | 25.9 | 14.4 | 19.8 | 20.3 |
| Employment status: | |||||
| Full-time employed | 15.6 | 31.6 | 12.4 | 26.4 | 14.1 |
| Part-time employed | 16.3 | 25.4 | 19.3 | 27.3 | 11.7 |
| Disabled | 22.4 | 26.4 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 20.2 |
| Other | 19.6 | 25.3 | 14.6 | 23.3 | 17.2 |
| Income (annual personal) | |||||
| Less than $10,000 | 21.2 | 26.2 | 15.6 | 20.0 | 17.0 |
| $10,000–30,000 | 16.2 | 26.8 | 15.7 | 26.0 | 15.4 |
| More than $30,000 | 15.0 | 30.4 | 12.8 | 27.3 | 14.5 |
| Insured | |||||
| Yes | 16.2 | 28.6 | 11.4 | 26.2 | 17.6 |
| No | 18.9 | 27.2 | 15.6 | 22.6 | 15.7 |
| Psychosis | |||||
| Yes | 23.4 | 30.0 | 15.7 | 12.7 | 18.2 |
| No | 17.2 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 25.9 | 15.5 |
| Clinical Status: | |||||
| Depression | 21.5 | 29.8 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 22.8 |
| Mania | 13.8 | 24.1 | 31.0 | 20.7 | 10.3 |
| Mixed | 9.4 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 18.8 | 21.9 |
| Hypomania | 26.5 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 23.5 | 8.8 |
| Continuing symptoms | 23.7 | 30.9 | 11.0 | 16.5 | 17.8 |
| Roughening | 21.9 | 35.6 | 15.1 | 26.0 | 1.4 |
| Recovering - depression | 22.2 | 36.8 | 10.4 | 13.2 | 17.4 |
| Recovering - mania | 12.9 | 16.1 | 19.4 | 38.7 | 12.9 |
| Recovering - mixed | 15.2 | 26.1 | 15.2 | 26.1 | 17.4 |
| Recovering - hypomania | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 25.0 |
| Recovering - other | 20.5 | 20.2 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 16.7 |
| Recovered | 12.8 | 25.9 | 14.4 | 33.9 | 13.0 |
Note: AD denotes antidepressant, AP is antipsychotic, MS is mood stabilizer.