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Rising Mental Health Incidence Among Adolescents in Westchester, NY.
- Source :
- Community Mental Health Journal; Jan2022, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p41-51, 11p, 2 Diagrams, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Context: Many governments have publicly released healthcare data, which can be mined for insights about disease conditions, and their impact on society. Methods: We present a big-data analytics approach to investigate data in the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) consisting of 20 million patient records. Findings: Whereas the age group 30–48 years exhibited an 18% decline in mental health (MH) disorders from 2009 to 2016, the age group 0–17 years showed a 5.4% increase. MH issues amongst the age group 0–17 years comprise a significant expenditure in New York State. Within this age group, we find a higher prevalence of MH disorders in females and minority populations. Westchester County has seen a 32% increase in incidences and a 41% increase in costs. Conclusions: Our approach is scalable to data from multiple government agencies and provides an independent perspective on health care issues, which can prove valuable to policy and decision-makers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00103853
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Community Mental Health Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154501744
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00788-8