Background. Antidepressant prescriptions have increased exponentially, burdening health
care costs. Objective. To evaluate the costs and effects of an antidepressant cessation …

Background Depression is a common mental health condition with considerable negative
impact on health and well-being. Although antidepressants are recommended as first-line …

Background: There has been a steady increase in the number of primary care patients
receiving long-term maintenance antidepressant treatment, despite limited evidence of a …

Background Non-adherence to antidepressants generates higher costs for the treatment of
depression. Little is known about the cost-effectiveness of pharmacist's interventions aimed …

Introduction The efficacy of antidepressants in the treatment of depression has been
convincingly demonstrated in randomised trials. However, non-adherence to antidepressant …

Rationale Depressive disorders generate severe personal burden and high economic costs.
Cost‐utility analyses of the different therapeutical options are crucial to policy‐makers and …

BACKGROUND: Minor depression is common in primary care and associated with
increased health care costs. Many mildly depressed patients are prescribed …

Objective: To determine the costs of antidepressant medications used during inadequate
treatment. Study Design: Retrospective database analysis of pharmacy claims made by …

Background: Antidepressant medications have been shown to effectively relieve symptoms,
improve interpersonal and occupational functioning and reduce disability from coexisting …

Objectives: To compare the cost-effectiveness of generic psychological therapy (counseling)
with routinely prescribed antidepressant drugs in a naturalistic general practice setting for a …