Complexity of Medication Use in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: Part II. Antidepressant Use Among Younger and Older Outpatients

Silkey, Beryl; Preskorn, Sheldon; L. Golbeck, Amanda; SHAH, ROZINA; NEFF, MELISSA; L.Z. Jones, Teresa; CHOI, JOE

doi:10.1097/00131746-200501000-00003

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Complexity of Medication Use in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: Part II. Antidepressant Use Among Younger and Older Outpatients

Published in Journal of Psychiatric Practice • Jan 1, 2005

Authors:

Beryl Silkey

Sheldon Preskorn

Amanda L. Golbeck

Abstract

CONTEXT: A previous study, described in Part I of this report, found that 71% of a sample of 5,003 general outpatients in the Veterans Affairs healthcare system were receiving a unique drug regimen (i.e., total specific drug entities regardless of dose, formulation, or administration schedule). The ...

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Veterans Affairs

Antidepressant

Antidepressant medication

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