TABLE 3.
Trends in Treatment Seeking in Young Adults With 12-Month MDEs in the United States (n = 15 603)
| Participant Groups | Survey Year | Test of Temporal Trend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | AOR | 99% CI | P | |
| Treatment seeking for any mental health problems | 28.2 | 24.9 | 25.6 | 25.2 | 29.2 | 27.1 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 28.8 | 29.7 | 1.13 | 0.92–1.39 | .131 |
| Type of provider seen for depression care | |||||||||||||
| Specialty mental health | 30.8 | 29.1 | 27.2 | 27.5 | 29.7 | 31.7 | 31.9 | 32.6 | 35.4 | 34.1 | 1.26 | 1.03–1.53 | .003 |
| General medical | 22.6 | 23.4 | 22.8 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 20.7 | 23.4 | 19.1 | 22.4 | 0.91 | 0.75–1.10 | .206 |
| CAM | 10.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 1.06 | 0.74–1.53 | .672 |
| Any type of provider | 44.8 | 43.2 | 41.2 | 40.5 | 43.3 | 45.8 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 45.6 | 46.1 | 1.13 | 0.94–1.35 | .084 |
| Use of prescription medication for depression | 30.9 | 29.7 | 29.4 | 27.9 | 31.5 | 31.8 | 30.1 | 31.2 | 32.1 | 31.8 | 1.09 | 0.90–1.32 | .243 |
| Currently receiving treatment or counselinga | 39.2 | 39.5 | 45.0 | 43.0 | 48.1 | 46.4 | 48.1 | 41.8 | 45.2 | 52.9 | 1.25 | 0.95–1.64 | .036 |
| Currently taking prescription medicationb | 55.5 | 61.9 | 67.5 | 68.8 | 72.1 | 67.4 | 69.4 | 64.1 | 65.1 | 73.3 | 1.34 | 0.94–1.89 | .031 |
| Treatment or counseling helpfulc | 40.4 | 32.2 | 34.6 | 37.1 | 40.2 | 39.0 | 39.6 | 39.9 | 40.4 | 40.3 | 1.19 | 0.91–1.54 | .091 |
| Prescription medication helpfuld | 45.8 | 43.4 | 52.5 | 48.1 | 49.3 | 49.9 | 49.6 | 47.2 | 47.9 | 51.1 | 1.15 | 0.83–1.61 | .267 |
Data source: The 2005–2014 NSDUH.
AOR, adjusted OR. ORs and AORs were estimated in binary logistic regressions with the variable of survey year transformed to a variable ranging from 0 (for 2005) and 1 (for 2014). Thus, AORs represent change in odds over the whole study period. Variables of age, sex, race/ethnicity, student status, family income, marital status, employment, substance use disorders, substance use treatment and any health insurance were included in the models.
Among participants who received any counseling or therapy for depression in the past year.
Among participants who took any prescription medication for depression in the past year.
Among participants who received any counseling or therapy for depression in the past year. Helpful was defined as reporting that treatment or counseling helped “a lot” or “extremely.”
Among participants who took any prescription medication for depression in the past year. Helpful was defined as reporting that prescription medication helped “a lot” or “extremely.”