No association found between patients receiving isotretinoin for acne and the development of depression in a Canadian prospective cohort

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Cohen, Jordan ^a   Adams, Stewart ^b   Patten, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acne; Depression; Isotretinoin

Indexed keywords

ACUTANE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ISOTRETINOIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; ACNE VULGARIS; AFFECT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSION; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250863402     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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