articleBMJAug 2, 2011HYBRID OA

Antidepressant use and risk of adverse outcomes in older people: population based cohort study

University of Nottingham · University of East Anglia

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Abstract

Objectives

To investigate the association between antidepressant treatment and risk of several potential adverse outcomes in older people with depression and to examine risks by class of antidepressant, duration of use, and dose.

Design

Cohort study of people aged 65 and over diagnosed as having depression.

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831
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Authors

6

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Antidepressant
  • Depression (economics)
  • Adverse effect
  • Hazard ratio
  • Internal medicine
  • Cohort
  • Population
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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