TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Rising mental health incidence among adolescents in Westchester, NY
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Rao, A. Ravishankar
A1  - Rao, Saroja
A1  - Chhabra, Rosy
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00788-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -