Table 2 Mean number of antidepressant/anxiolytic prescriptions dispensed and mental health services accessed by individuals with inflammatory arthritis (IA) and IA-free controls in the first year after diagnosis of incident depression or anxiety

Pharmacotherapy

Antidepressants

Total antidepressant prescriptions

5.38 (12.02)

5.02 (12.58)

< 0.001

6.11 (15.55)

4.68 (11.20)

< 0.001

Days’ supply^A

226.3 (127.8)

223.8 (127.7)

0.166

239.6 (128.5)

236.5 (125.7)

0.076

Proportion of days covered

0.62 (0.35)

0.61 (0.35)

0.166

0.66 (0.35)

0.65 (0.34)

0.076

Anxiolytics

Total anxiolytic prescriptions

1.39 (4.77)

1.00 (3.85)

< 0.001

3.37 (8.90)

2.16 (5.85)

< 0.001

Days’ supply (benzodiazepines)^{A, B}

112.7 (123.1)

97.5 (115.6)

< 0.001

123.7 (127.5)

112.4 (125.3)

0.003

Proportion of days covered (benzodiazepines)^B

0.31 (0.34)

0.27 (0.32)

< 0.001

0.34 (0.35)

0.31 (0.34)

0.003

Psychological Treatment

Outpatient visits

All mental health services

2.60 (5.51)

2.83 (6.81)

0.531

2.97 (6.99)

2.98 (7.99)

0.427

By service type

 Psychiatrist

0.32 (1.67)

0.39 (2.29)

0.106

0.34 (1.87)

0.34 (2.06)

0.495

 Publicly funded counselling

1.19 (1.46)

1.16 (1.42)

0.521

0.97 (1.38)

0.97 (1.38)

0.574

 Publicly funded psychotherapy

1.05 (4.56)

1.25 (5.63)

0.053

1.63 (5.89)

1.65 (6.82)

0.058

 Telehealth

0.00 (0.23)

0.01 (0.40)

0.655

0.00 (0.07)

0.01 (0.32)

0.591

 Mental health planning

0.04 (0.34)

0.04 (0.35)

0.096

0.04 (0.37)

0.03 (0.35)

0.381

Inpatient visits

All-cause hospitalization

0.65 (1.33)

0.51 (1.39)

< 0.001

0.84 (1.70)

0.65 (1.38)

< 0.001

Hospitalization for depression

0.12 (0.63)

0.11 (1.00)

0.009

0.16 (1.08)

0.11 (0.54)

0.001

Hospitalization for anxiety

0.02 (1.18)

0.02 (0.15)

0.776

0.21 (0.49)

0.17 (0.45)

< 0.001

Hospitalization for depression and anxiety

0.01 (0.15)

0.01 (0.12)

0.581

0.10 (0.36)

0.07 (0.29)

0.002