Abstract Background and Objective Antidepressant use in older adults (≥ 65 years) is
understudied in large population-based samples, particularly in recent years and regarding …

Objectives Antidepressant use has increased in older adults recently. This study examines
the trends of antidepressant prescribing by prescription status (continuing vs. new …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Objectives Offlabel prescriptions of antidepressants may be of special concern in older
adults. We aimed to study the potential offlabel use of antidepressants among adults≥ 65 …

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 …

Aim To determine whether older people are prescribed antidepressants at lower levels of
depression and with fewer symptoms, and whether they are more likely to engage in chronic …

Purpose To investigate the prevalence and incidence of antidepressant (AD) use in the
elderly during an 8-year period and to evaluate AD treatment appropriateness. Methods A …

Background The patterns of antidepressant drug prescribing have rarely been studied in
large and geographically defined populations of elderly subjects. In the present study we …