Utilization patterns of antidepressants between 1991 and 2011 in a population-based cohort of middle-aged and elderly

N Aarts, R Noordam, A Hofman, H Tiemeier… - European …, 2014 - cambridge.org
BackgroundIn middle-aged and older patients in whom antidepressant use increased in last
decades, patterns of use might be of concern The objective of this study was to investigate …

Prevalence, trends, and individual patterns of long-term antidepressant medication use in the adult Swiss general population

MA Amrein, MP Hengartner, M Näpflin… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Antidepressant use has increased in many European countries, mostly driven by
longer treatment duration. The aim of this study was to provide prevalence rates of long-term …

Increase in the duration of antidepressant treatment from 1994 to 2003: a nationwide populationbased study from Finland

S Sihvo, K Wahlbeck, A McCallum… - … and drug safety, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We examined the length and continuity of antidepressant treatment and factors
associated with longterm of treatment among adults. Methods Nationwide data from all …

Factors associated with changes in antidepressant use in a community-dwelling elderly cohort: the Three-City Study

A Soudry, C Dufouil, K Ritchie, JF Dartigues… - European journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Objectives This study aimed to examine changes in antidepressant use in an elderly
population over a 2-year period and to determine which factors could predict these changes …

Incidence and determinants of long-term use of antidepressants

WEE Meijer, ER Heerdink, HGM Leufkens… - European journal of …, 2004 - Springer
Objectives The use of antidepressants has increased over the years, which may be due to
more new antidepressant users, but also may be due to a longer duration of use. We aimed …

Trends, patterns and associated user characteristics of antidepressant prescriptions in older adults: a nationwide descriptive cohort study in Denmark

K Ishtiak-Ahmed, O Köhler-Forsberg, EL Mortensen… - Drugs & Aging, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objective Antidepressant use in older adults (≥ 65 years) is
understudied in large population-based samples, particularly in recent years and regarding …

Prevalence and determinants of long-term utilization of antidepressant drugs: a retrospective cohort study

C Lunghi, IC Antonazzo, S Burato… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Antidepressant consumption has risen in recent years, driven by longer treatment
duration. The objective of this study was to measure the prevalence of antidepressant long …

Antidepressant utilization patterns and mortality in Swedish men and women aged 20–34 years

K Andersson Sundell, M Gissler, M Petzold… - European journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose To compare antidepressant utilization patterns and mortality in relation to
antidepressant use in men and women aged 20–34 years. Methods We used data from the …

Prescription and indication trends of antidepressant drugs in the Netherlands between 1996 and 2012: a dynamic population-based study

R Noordam, N Aarts, KM Verhamme… - European journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Antidepressant drug use increases worldwide. It is pivotal to closely monitor the
use of antidepressants and to determine in what subpopulations the rise is most substantial …

Pharmaco-epidemiology of antidepressant exposure in a UK cohort record-linkage study

JD Hafferty, EM Wigmore, DM Howard… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed psychiatric medication but
concern has been raised about significant increases in their usage in high income countries …