What Good Are Treatment Effects without Treatment? Mental Health and the Reluctance to Use Talk Therapy

Evidence across disciplines suggests that talk therapy is more curative than antidepressants for mild-to-moderate depression and anxiety. Yet, few patients use it. We develop a dynamic choice model to analyze patient demand for the treatment of depression and anxiety. The model incorporates myriad

多学科研究证据表明，针对轻度至中度抑郁与焦虑障碍，谈话治疗（talk therapy）的治愈效果优于抗抑郁药物（antidepressants）。然而，实际接受该疗法的患者寥寥无几。为此，我们构建了动态选择模型（dynamic choice model），以分析患者针对抑郁与焦虑障碍的治疗需求。本模型整合了海量（myriad）