Effect of mental health specialty care on antidepressant length of therapy

Medical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Croghan, Thomas W ^a,b,c   Melfi, Catherine A ^a,b   Dobrez, Deborah G ^d   Kniesner, Thomas J ^c  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant treatment; Combination treatment; Mental health specialty care; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG COSTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033114096     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199904001-00004     Document Type: Article

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