Prevalence of depression diagnosis and prescription of antidepressants in East and West Germany: An analysis of health insurance data

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 329-335

  Bramesfeld, Anke ^a   Grobe, Thomas ^b   Schwartz, Friedrich Wilhelm ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Epidemiology and Health System Research (ISEG)   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression prevalence; Mental health services; Regional differences; Reporting style; Secondary data

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BERLIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERMANY, EAST; GERMANY, WEST; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 77949385579     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-009-0067-8     Document Type: Article

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