@article{ref1,
title="Rising mental health incidence among adolescents in Westchester, NY",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2021",
author="Rao, A. Ravishankar and Rao, Saroja and Chhabra, Rosy",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="CONTEXT: Many governments have publicly released healthcare data, which can be mined for insights about disease conditions, and their impact on society. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-021-00788-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00788-8"
}