Do co-existing psychosocial problems influence the prescription of psychotropic medication in depressive and anxiety disorders?

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-39

  van Rijswijk, Eric ^a   Lucassen, Peter ^a   van de Lisdonk, Eloy ^a   Zitman, Frans ^b   van Weel, Chris ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER;

ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION;

EID: 33750468684     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780600757294     Document Type: Article

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