Journal article
Rates of Mental Illness and Addiction among High-Cost Users of Medical Services in Ontario
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To quantify the burden of mental illness and addiction among high-costing users of medical services (HCUs) using population-level data from Ontario, and compare to a referent group of nonusers.
METHOD: We conducted a population-level cohort study using health administrative data from fiscal year 2011-2012 for all Ontarians with valid health insurance as of April 1, 2011 (N = 10,909,351). Individuals were grouped based on medical …
Authors
Hensel JM; Taylor VH; Fung K; Vigod SN
Journal
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 61, No. 6, pp. 358–366
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
June 2016
DOI
10.1177/0706743716644764
ISSN
0706-7437