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 …

Introduction Antidepressant drugs are the most frequently prescribed medication for mental
disorders. They are also used off-label and for non-psychiatric indications. Prescriptions of …

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 …

Objective: To examine changes in annual patterns of psychotropic medication use in
Australia from 2007 to 2015. Methods: We used a 10% sample of individual-level nationwide …

Background An increasing proportion of the population lives in one-person households. The
authors examined whether living alone predicts the use of antidepressant medication and …

Introduction Antidepressant (AD) use has increased significantly over the last decades.
Therapeutic drug monitoring is recommended for compliance, toxicity and treatment …

Objectives: Involuntary employment exit in later life has been shown to be a risk factor for
poor physical and mental health. This study aims to examine the relationship between …

Background: The basic principles of pharmacotherapy for depression are consistent among
most US and western European guidelines. All recommend≥ 6 months of antidepressant …

Antidepressant non‐adherence among people with depressive disorder is a major, ongoing
public health issue, yet few studies have focused on older adults and their medication …

Background Depression is a common illness, often treated in primary care. Many studies
have reported undertreatment with antidepressants in primary care. Recently, some studies …