Center for Population Health

Slightly greater percentages of females than males continued to take their antidepressant medication 12 weeks and 6 months after being prescribed.

In 2015, the year prior to the CT SIM implementation, 69.4% of females prescribed an antidepressant were still taking the medication at 12 weeks, and 50.0% were still taking their medication at 6 months.  After the CT SIM implementation in 2016, the percentage of females who were prescribed an antidepressant and continued to take the medication at 12 weeks rose to 72.1% in 2016, and to 72.9% in 2017.  The percentage of females who were still taking a prescribed antidepressant at 6 months increased to 55.0% in 2016, and decreased slightly to 53.8% in 2017.

Males continued to take an antidepressant at lower percentages than females.  In 2015, 66.5% of males continued to take their prescribed antidepressant at 12 weeks and 46.8% were still taking their prescribed antidepressant at 6 months.   After the CT SIM implementation in 2016, the percentage of males who continued to take their medication at 12 weeks increased to 69.9% in 2016, and to 72.8% in 2017.  The percentage of males who continued to take their medication at 6 months increased to 51.5% in 2016, and to 51.9% in 2017.