Most antidepressant use in primary care is justified; results of the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety.
BACKGROUND: Depression is a common illness, often treated in primary care. Many studies have reported undertreatment with antidepressants in primary care. Recently, some studies also reported overtreatment with antidepressants. The present study was designed to assess whether treatment with antidepressants in primary care is in accordance with current guidelines, with a special focus on overtreatment. METHODOLOGY: We used baseline data of primary care respondents from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA) (n = 1610). Seventy-nine patients with treatment in secondary care were... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2011 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 3, p e14784 (2011) |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Schlagwörter: | Medicine / R / Science / Q |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27192081 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014784 |