Provider-patient communication about antidepressants among veterans with mental health conditions

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-17

  Sleath, Betsy ^a   Tulsky, James A ^b,c   Peck, B Mitchell ^d   Thorpe, Joshua ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence.; antidepressants; communication; veterans

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MIRTAZAPINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VETERAN; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECORDING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TAPE RECORDING; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 34547100957     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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