Antidepressant use and mortality in Finland: A register-linkage study from a nationwide cohort

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 715-720

  Haukka, Jari ^a   Arffman, Martti ^a   Partonen, Timo ^a   Sihvo, Sinikka ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^a   Tiihonen, Jari ^b   Lönnqvist, Jouko ^a,c   Keskimäki, Ilmo ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Mortality; SSRI; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; MIANSERIN; MIRTAZAPINE; MOCLOBEMIDE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649130160     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-009-0616-9     Document Type: Article

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