Trends in antidepressant use in the older population: Results from the LASA-study over a period of 10 years

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 111, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 299-305

  Sonnenberg, C M ^a   Deeg, D J H ^a   Comijs, H C ^a   van Tilburg, W ^a   Beekman, A T F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Epidemiology; Medical treatment; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MONOAMINE OXIDASE A INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CITALOPRAM; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54049104909     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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