CHICAGO (Reuters) - the number of Americans being treated for depression grew more slowly in the last decade, which suggests that many people cannot receive the care they need, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
While the population grew in the last decade and more people were treated for depression, far fewer people were treated with psychotherapy, both relieve shape in spite of the studies which demonstrate the psychotherapy and depression pills.
Researchers said changes in mental health benefits by encouraging antidepressants on psychotherapy and concerns about the safety of antidepressants in youth may have slowed the growth of depression care.
"In spite of the continuous growth in the percentage of Americans who receive treatment for depression is likely that a considerable number of people with depression being treated for their symptoms," Steven Marcus Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Dr. Mark Olfson of Columbia University wrote in general psychiatry file.
The team analyzed trends in treating depression almost 23,000 people between 1998 and 2007 using two representative surveys at the national level.
During that period, the number of Americans were treated outside of a hospital for depression increased approximately 6.5 million to 8.7 million, driven by a growing u.s. population and higher processing rates.
But fell from those who were treaties, the proportion of those who received therapy speech, falling from 53.6% in 1987 to 43.1% in 2007.
Beneficiary, unemployed adults safe Medicaid for the poor, Hispanics, and adults with less than 12 years of formal education program were especially less susceptible to psychotherapy, the researchers found.
Said that they speak of drops between patient traditionally underserved groups suggest that it may be increasingly difficult for these groups to obtain services of therapy, while a number of recent studies has demonstrated that a combination of medication and therapy spoke often work better than any approach alone.
"As you develop national health care reform, will be important to develop clinical policies that promote access to effective treatments for depression," Olfson and Marcus wrote.
Independent in the same journal by a team of Canada study found that a specific treatment that teaches people exercises to help them to pay attention to their mood and includes meditation or yoga program can be allowed to stop taking antidepressants once your depression has eased.
One trial comparing the specialized form of treatment known as mbct sati (cognitive) with standard pharmacological treatment or a dummy pill between people with recurrent depression found worked therapy, as well as medicine in keeping them again fall into depression measuring in 18 months.
Both treatments worked better than the dummy pill. People in this group were more likely to relapse, reported Zindel Segal Centre for addictions and mental health in Toronto and colleagues.
They said their findings show that it is important to keep to treat patients who have suffered repeated bouts of depression and said that consciousness-based cognitive therapy is a good option for patients who are unable or unwilling to take pills.
(Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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