Did NICE guidelines and the Quality Outcomes Framework change GP antidepressant prescribing in England? Observational study with time trend analyses 2003-2013

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 186, Issue , 2015, Pages 171-177

  Kendrick, Tony ^a   Stuart, Beth ^a   Newell, Colin ^a   Geraghty, Adam W A ^a   Moore, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Depression; Guidelines; Pay for performance; Primary care; QOF

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READ CODE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME TREND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS';

EID: 84938507584     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.06.052     Document Type: Article

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