What factors influence the prescribing of antidepressant pharmacotherapy? An assessment of national office-based encounters

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 407-419

  Sclar, David A ^a,b   Robison, Linda M ^a   Skaer, Tracy L ^a,c   Galin, Richard S ^c,d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Eastern Branch   (United States)

^c Pullman Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Depression; NAMCS; Office based encounter; Prescribing; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; Self report; Serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032443957     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/6VR0-XRCG-G1H3-N9Q0     Document Type: Article

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