Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Subject "Antidepressants"
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General practitioners’ drug treatment for depression by patients’ educational level: registry-based study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Antidepressant drugs are often prescribed in general practice. Evidence is conflicting on how patient education influences antidepressant treatment. Aim: To investigate the association between educational ... -
Multi-psychotropic drug prescription and the association to neuropsychiatric symptoms in three Norwegian nursing home cohorts between 2004 and 2011
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-01)Background Neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as affective symptoms, psychosis, agitation, and apathy are common among nursing home patients with and without dementia. Treatment with one or more psychotropic drug is often ... -
Relationship between concurrent use of antidepressants and anti-diabetics according to different numbers of antidepressants and different regimens of diabetes treatment
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)Both diabetes and depression are enormous health problems. Several chronic illnesses are co-morbid with depression, and diabetes is not an exception. Scientists and epidemiologists have long been conducting research on the ... -
Use of antidepressants and association with elective termination of pregnancy: population based case-control study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-14)Objective To assess whether the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), tricyclic antidepressants, mirtazapine, venlafaxine or other antidepressants is associated with late elective termination of pregnancy. ... -
Variation in general practitioners’ depression care following certification of sickness absence: a registry-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Depression is more prevalent among women and people with low socio-economic status. Uncertainties exist about how general practitioner (GP) depression care varies with patients’ social position. Objective To ...