Physicians decisions to prescribe antidepressant therapy in older patients with depression in a US managed care plan

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-62

  Ivanova, Jasmina I ^a   Bienfait Beuzon, Catherine ^b   Birnbaum, Howard G ^a   Connolly, Cristina ^a   Emani, Srinivas ^c   Sheehy, Michael ^c  

^a ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c Fallon Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressants, therapeutic use; Depression, treatment; Elderly; Prescribing.

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEFAZODONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TETRACYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 78650658956     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11539900-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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