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Indications for antidepressant drug prescribing in general practice in the Netherlands

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Gardarsdottir, H., Heerdink, E.R., van Dijk, L., Egberts, A.C.G.·2007·Journal of Affective Disorders
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2006.07.003
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Background The intensity of the use of antidepressants in large populations can nowadays relatively easily be estimated using databases encompassing prescription data. There are shortcomings when using prescription databases as they contain no clinical data on patient illness. Antidepressants are prescribed for different illnesses, thus information on the indications could help when interpreting results from database studies on antidepressant drug use. The aim of this study is to investigate for which indications antidepressants are being prescribed in general practice in the Netherlands. Methods Data were obtained from the Second Dutch National Survey of General Practice, carried out by NIVEL (N=385,461). Patients, 18 years and older, who received an antidepressant prescription from a general practitioner in 2001 were selected (N=13,835). Indications for antidepressant drug prescribing were identified using time windows of different lengths. Results Antidepressants are most often being prescribed for depression (45.5%) and anxiety/panic disorders (17.2%). For these indications lengthening the time window around prescription date from 0 to 180 days resulted in an increase of 20-40% in antidepressant drug users identified with these indications. Limitation None of our selected indications could be identified in the physician-patient contact file for about a third of the antidepressant drug users. The study was performed in a general practice setting and did not include antidep…

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Authors
Gardarsdottir, H., Heerdink, E. R., van Dijk, L., & Egberts, A. C. G.
Affiliations
  • Utrecht University (NL)
  • Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NL)
Corresponding author
Heerdink, E.R.
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Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-02
Volume
98
Issue
1-2
Pages
109-115
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jad.2006.07.003
OpenAlex
W2171870329
Cited by
170
References
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FWCI
3.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
antidepressant prescribing, depression, anxiety disorders, panic disorder, general practice, prescription database, antidepressant use
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antidepressive Agents, Data Collection, Depression, Family Practice, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Drug Prescriptions

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