Table 4.
Mean healthcare costs during pretreatment and follow-up
| Pretreatment | Follow-Up | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacotherapy | |||
| GAD related | |||
| SSRIs | 0 (0) | 302 (385) | |
| SNRIs | 0 (0) | 82 (331) | |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 (0) | 28 (119) | |
| Other | 0 (0) | 8 (55) | |
| Total of above | 0 (0) | 420 (485) | |
| All other | 639 (1,416) | 1,128 (2,463) | < 0.01 |
| Total of above | 639 (1,416) | 1,548 (2,552) | < 0.01 |
| Outpatient care | |||
| Physician's office visits | |||
| Psychiatrists | 117 (434) | 220 (660) | < 0.01 |
| Internists | 90 (282) | 117 (508) | 0.03 |
| General practitioners | 170 (387) | 217 (432) | < 0.01 |
| All other | 1,135 (1,916) | 1,444 (2,559) | < 0.01 |
| Total of above | 1,511 (2,110) | 1,997 (2,863) | < 0.01 |
| Other outpatient office vists | 747 (2,527) | 1,101 (5,021) | < 0.01 |
| Total of above | 2,258 (3,628) | 3,098 (6,357) | < 0.01 |
| ED | 236 (900) | 279 (1,152) | 0.20 |
| Inpatient care | 1,173 (7,433) | 1,573 (17,214) | 0.05 |
| All other | 506 (1,913) | 684 (3,514) | < 0.01 |
| Total | 4,812 (10,006) | 7,182 (22,041) | < 0.01 |
*All values are mean $ (SD)
GAD: Generalized anxiety disorder; SSRI: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SNRI: Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; ED: Emergency department; SD: Standard deviation