Frequency of antidepressant use in relation to recent and past major depressive episodes

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 532-535

  Patten, Scott B ^a   Wang, Jian Li ^b   Williams, Jeanne V A ^a   Lavorato, Dina H ^a   Beck, Cynthia A ^b   Bulloch, Andrew G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antidepressive agents; Epidemiology; Longitudinal studies; Major depressive disorder; Pharmacoepidemiology; Population studies

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; RELAPSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 77956909946     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371005500808     Document Type: Article

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