Most antidepressant use in primary care is justified; results of the Netherlands study of depression and anxiety

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Piek, Ellen ^a   van der Meer, Klaas ^a   Hoogendijk, Witte J G ^b   Penninx, Brenda W J H ^a,b,c   Nolen, Willem A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT DURATION; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953198244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014784     Document Type: Article

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