OBJECTIVE: To characterize changing patterns of antidepressant use in nursing facilities
across the urban–rural continuum during the mid-1990s. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of …

BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined factors associated with antidepressant
prescribing in older nursing home residents. OBJECTIVE: The primary objective was to …

Background: There is universal agreement that organizational characteristics of nursing
facilities can and do influence the quality of care and resident outcomes. Objective: This …

Background Late-life depression is a common psychiatric disorder associated with
increased morbidity and mortality. Depression is often under-detected and undertreated in …

OBJECTIVES: To examine prevalence and resident‐and site‐level factors associated with
potential underuse, overuse, and inappropriate use of antidepressants in older Veterans …

Background Depression is common among older people living in residential and nursing
homes. Detection and treatment of late life depression may be sub‐optimal in these settings …

INTRODUCTION: The object of this study was to provide an updated evaluation of the
quality of antidepressant management and prescribing patterns in nursing homes in the …

Objective To deduce a model describing physicians' choice of antidepressants for treating
elderly nursing home patients. Methods Subjects were geriatric residents of 137 skilled …

Computerized pharmacy records from a large staffmodel health maintenance organization
were used to examine patterns of antidepressant use by primary care physicians and …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the use of antidepressant drugs over time among community‐
based older persons. DESIGN: A longitudinal community study with four approximately …