Antidepressants are not overprescribed for mild depression

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1627-1632

  Simon, Gregory E ^a   Rossom, Rebecca C ^b   Beck, Arne ^c   Waitzfelder, Beth E ^c   Coleman, Karen J ^c   Stewart, Christine ^a   Operskalski, Belinda ^a   Penfold, Robert B ^a   Shortreed, Susan M ^a  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; ADOLESCENT; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEPRESSION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954305639     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.14m09162     Document Type: Article

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