What factors influence long-term antidepressant use in primary care? Findings from the Australian diamond cohort study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 176, Issue , 2015, Pages 125-132

  Ambresin, Gilles ^a,b   Palmer, Victoria ^a   Densley, Konstancja ^a   Dowrick, Christopher ^c   Gilchrist, Gail ^d   Gunn, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressive agents; Depression; Depressive disorder; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AUSTRALIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84923375056     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.01.055     Document Type: Article

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