Depressed and a co-morbid condition: More psychotropics prescribed!

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-18

  Smolders, Mirrian ^a   Laurant, Miranda ^a   van Rijswijk, Eric ^a   Mulder, Jan ^a   Braspenning, Jozé ^a   Verhaak, Peter ^b   Wensing, Michel ^a   Grol, Richard ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Depression; General practice; Medical records; Psychotropics

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NETHERLANDS; NEURASTHENIA; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 47149096914     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780701855724     Document Type: Article

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