Factors associated with antidepressant, anxiolytic and hypnotic use over 17 years in a national cohort

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-240

  Colman, Ian ^a   Croudace, Tim J ^b   Wadsworth, Michael E J ^c   Jones, Peter B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Anxiety; Anxiolytics; Depression; Hypnotics; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIVORCE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 49949098349     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.01.021     Document Type: Article

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