Psychotropic drug use following venous thromboembolism versus diabetes mellitus in adolescence or young adulthood: a Danish nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Critical and chronic illness in youth such as diabetes can lead to impaired mental health. Despite the potentially traumatic and life-threatening nature of venous thromboembolism (VTE), the long-term mental health of adolescents and young adults with VTE is unclear. We compared the long-term mental health of adolescents and young adults with VTE versus adolescents and young adults with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) using psychotropic drug purchase as proxy for mental health.

Design

Nationwide registry-based cohort study.

Setting

Denmark 1997-2015.

Participants

All patients aged 13-33 years with an incident diagnosis of VTE (n=5065) or IDDM (n=6609).

Exposure

First time primary hospital diagnosis of VTE or IDDM.

Primary and seco

SUBMITTER: Hojen AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530366 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature