… In this study of older adults newly prescribed an antidepressant to treat depression, the
majority of patients did not meet criteria for MDD; 29% did not even meet criteria for minor …

… overall antidepressant prescriptions in older adults continues … potentially inappropriate
antidepressant prescriptions remain a … potentially inappropriate antidepressants because they are …

… EMR, and/or medical services claims, and hospitalisations in the 2 years prior to the first
antidepressant prescription to measure these conditions (see online supplementary appendix). …

… Antidepressant use in older adults (≥ 65 years) is understudied in large population-based …
characteristics of all antidepressant prescriptions redeemed by older adults at community …

… antidepressants are often used without justification and that antidepressant prescriptions …
A recent review of seniors aged 55 years and older found antidepressant use in only 20% to …

… indications of antidepressant prescriptions redeemed by older adults. Existing studies on …
In conclusion, nearly one-third of all antidepressant prescriptions redeemed by older adults in …

… To measure antidepressant adherence, we used prescription fill dates and days supply …
prescriptions for) an antidepressant. If an individual was taking more than one antidepressant …

… increasing trend of overall antidepressant prescriptions among older adults in office-based …
the increasing trend of continued prescriptions rather than new prescriptions. And, the pattern …

… In order to assess the prescription of an AD in older adults, we suggest that physicians
respond to four main questions in the following order of priority: relevance of indication, AD …

… Visits by older adults (≥65 years) involving medications were extracted to identify visits with
… prescribing support were associated with reduced odds of PI antidepressant prescribing …