The monitoring of longer term prescriptions of antidepressants: Observational study in a primary care setting

Family Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Sinclair, Jennifer E ^a   Aucott, Lorna S ^a   Lawton, Kenneth ^a   Reid, Ian C ^a   Cameron, Isobel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressive agents; Drug monitoring; General practice; Long term care; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG USE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84904733946     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmu019     Document Type: Article

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