Antidepressants, social adversity and outcome of depression in general practice

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-246

  Brown, George W ^a   Harris, Tirril O ^a   Kendrick, Tony ^b   Chatwin, Judy ^b   Craig, Tom K J ^a   Kelly, Vikki ^a   Mander, Helen ^b   Ring, Adele ^c   Wallace, Vuokko ^a   Uher, Rudolf ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Depression; General practice; Outcome depression; Social adversity; SSRIs

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT DURATION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74449086150     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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