Antidepressant Prescription for Major Depressive Disorder: Results from a Population-Based Study in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is limited evidence about the factors influencing antidepressant (AD) prescription for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in Real World clinical practice in Italy. In this retrospective, population-based study, we set out to describe a patient cohort initiated on AD treatment for MDD and investigate the possible predictors of different AD prescriptions in the primary care setting.

Methods

Patients with a diagnosis of MDD who received an initial prescription of one of 11 selected ADs between 1-Apr-2017 and 31-Mar-2019 (index date) were identified from primary care electronic medical records in the Longitudinal Patient Database. Patients prescribed ≥1 AD in the 12 months before the index date were excluded. Results were stratified by AD molecule.

SUBMITTER: Dell'Osso B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9890297 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature