Behavioral Health Trends Among Perinatal North Carolina Medicaid Beneficiaries
Untreated behavioral health conditions among the perinatal population are associated with high mortality and morbidity. We examined trends of behavioral health conditions and treatment received by perinatal Medicaid beneficiaries and described the characteristics of providers treat-ing these beneficiaries from 2017 to 2022. Results indicated that 24.4% of beneficiaries had a behav-ioral health diagnosis, 13.8% received a psycho-tropic prescription, and 7.1% received a behavioral health service.
Authors
- Alexis French
- Mary Kimmel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6270-5394)
- Karen E. A. Burns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9967-5424)
- Tara Owens Shuler
- Gary Maslow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9583-0335)
- Kelly A. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5282-0666)
- Naomi Ornstein Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0858-7152)
- Andi Davis
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Duke University (US)
- North Carolina Division of Public Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- North Carolina Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18043/001c.123264
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Pfizer
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Sage Therapeutics
- National Institutes of Health
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration