Frequent early discontinuation of SSRI prescribed by primary care physicians in young males in Japan

Internal Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1263-1266

  Tanno, Sachie ^a   Ohhira, Masumi ^a   Tsuchiya, Yoshihiro ^a   Takeuchi, Toshiharu ^a   Tanno, Satoshi ^a   Okumura, Toshikatsu ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early discontinuation; Primary care physician; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI); Young male

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PANIC; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349532714     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2018     Document Type: Article

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