Background: Introduction of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the 1990s has increased the use
of antidepressants and modified their prescription patterns. Objective: To identify reasons for …

Objective: Concerns have been raised that antidepressants may be overused. This study
aimed to provide an estimate of antidepressant overuse in a more recent, nationally …

Purpose To describe reasons reported by physicians making recommendations for
treatment with antidepressant medications. Methods Data collected by IMS Health Canada …

Objective The study addressed recent concerns regarding increasing prescription of
antidepressant drugs to patients with no recorded psychiatric diagnosis. Methods Records …

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 …

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 …

Objectives: Antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed psychiatric medication but
concern has been raised about significant increases in their usage in high income countries …

Purpose To analyse and describe the pattern of prescriptions for antidepressants by all
psychiatrists working for the Canary Islands Health Service (CIHS) during the 4‐year period …

Purpose Drug utilization studies have applied different methods to various data types to
describe medication use, which hampers comparisons across populations. The aim of this …

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