Patients' perceptions and illness severity at start of antidepressant treatment in general practice

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 217-225

  Van Geffen, Erica C G ^a   Heerdink, Eiebert R ^a   Hugtenburg, Jacqueline G ^b   Siero, Frans W ^c   Egberts, Antoine C G ^a,d   Van Hulten, Rolf ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adherence; antidepressants; anxiety; beliefs; depression; general practice

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MIRTAZAPINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954695645     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2010.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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