The Treatment of Depression: Prescribing Patterns of Antidepressants in Primary Care in the UK

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue FEB., 1996, Pages 164-168

  Donoghue, J M ^a,c   Tylee, A ^b  

^a Wirral Hospital NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CLATTERBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; DOSULEPIN; LOFEPRAMINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEPRESSION; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG UTILIZATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030048465     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.168.2.164     Document Type: Article

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