Depression care trajectories and associations with subsequent depressive episode: a registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression often has a recurrent course, but knowledge about the impact of treatment trajectories is scarce. We aimed to estimate treatment trajectories for patients with recurrent depression, and to explore associations between the trajectories and subsequent depressive episodes.

Methods

Cohort study based on linked registry data, comprising all Norwegian residents ≥ 18 years with an (index) depressive episode in 2012 following previous episode(s) in 2008-2011. We generated multi-trajectories based on treatment during index episode including GP follow-up consultation(s), long consultation(s) and/or talking therapy (with GP), antidepressants, and contact(s) with specialist care. Generalized linear models were used to analyse associations between different treatmen

SUBMITTER: Riiser S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12023545 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature