Racial differences in adherence to antidepressant treatment in later life

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 999-1009

  Kales, Helen C ^a,d   Nease Jr , Donald E ^e   Sirey, Jo Anne ^f   Zivin, Kara ^a,d   Kim, Hyungjin Myra ^b,d   Kavanagh, Janet ^a   Lynn, Shana ^a   Chiang, Claire ^d   Neighbors, Harold W ^b,c   Valenstein, Marcia ^a,d   Blow, Frederic C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Center for Research on Ethnicity   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression care; Disparities; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

DEPRESSION CARE; DISPARITIES; TREATMENT ADHERENCE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84884587350     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.046     Document Type: Article

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