Do clinicians follow heuristics in prescribing antidepressants?

ABSTRACT:

Background

While clinicians commonly learn heuristics to guide antidepressant treatment selection, surveys suggest real-world prescribing practices vary widely. We aimed to determine the extent to which antidepressant prescriptions were consistent with commonly-advocated heuristics for treatment selection.

Methods

This retrospective longitudinal cohort study examined electronic health records from psychiatry and non-psychiatry practice networks affiliated with two large academic medical centers between March 2008 and December 2017. Patients included 45,955 individuals with a major depressive disorder or depressive disorder not otherwise specified diagnosis who were prescribed at least one of 11 common antidepressant medications. Specific clinical features that may impact pre

SUBMITTER: Lage I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11870152 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature