Prevalence and determinants of antidepressant use among canadian forces members experiencing major depressive episodes

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Sanyal, Chiranjeev ^a   Asbridge, Mark ^a   Kisely, Steve ^b   Sketris, Ingrid ^a   Andreou, Pantelis ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Canadian forces; Cross sectional study; Drug utilization; Major depressive episodes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUOXETINE; PAROXETINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANADIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY CYCLE 1.2 CANADIAN FORCES SUPPLEMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIVORCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WAR; WIDOW; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; BOOTSTRAPPING; DRUG DETERMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955682781     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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