Depression in Ontario: Under-treatment and factors related to antidepressant use

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 52, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 67-76

  Parikh, Sagar V ^a   Lesage, Alain D ^a   Kennedy, Sidney H ^a   Goering, Paula N ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Comorbidity; Depression; Disability; Health care utilization; Health services research

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032898745     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00063-9     Document Type: Article

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