Health Service Use for Mental Health Reasons in a Cohort of People Who Use Methamphetamine Experiencing Moderate to Severe Anxiety or Depression

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Abstract

This study examined health service use for mental health reasons in a cohort of people who use methamphetamine and experience anxiety or depression. Data were derived from baseline surveys of a subset of 429 participants from the ‘VMAX’ study. Anxiety and depression were measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 instruments and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Sequential logistic regression determined correlates of health service use for mental health reasons. Lower odds of health service use for mental health reasons were evident for those living in a medium/small rural town (aOR = 0.27, CI = 0.12, 0.62), ≥ weekly methamphetamine use (aOR = 0.51, CI = 0.27, 0.99), and not utilising professional support for methamphetamine use in the 12 months prior (aOR = 0.19, CI = 0.12, 0.30). People who use methamphetamine frequently use health services for mental health issues. Further work is needed to determine the effectiveness of these services for this population.

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Duncan, Z., Kippen, R., Sutton, K., Ward, B., Quinn, B., & Dietze, P. (2024). Health Service Use for Mental Health Reasons in a Cohort of People Who Use Methamphetamine Experiencing Moderate to Severe Anxiety or Depression. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 22(1), 543–559. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00889-9

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