The epidemiology of antidepressant use in South Korea: Does short-term antidepressant use affect the relapse and recurrence of depressive episodes?

BACKGROUND:The duration of antidepressant use affects the treatment of depression. Using the National Health Insurance database, which covers almost the entire national population, we verified the factors associated with the inadequate short-term use of initially prescribed antidepressants and their...

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Main Authors: Min Ji Kim, Namwoo Kim, Daun Shin, Sang Jin Rhee, C Hyung Keun Park, Hyeyoung Kim, Sung Joon Cho, Jae Won Lee, Eun Young Kim, Boram Yang, Yong Min Ahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222791