type of antidepressant used. Depression-related and total healthcare costs were analyzed in relation to whether a patient … treatment episode (26.5%) or all treatment episodes of depression (32.9%). Monotherapy was the most common treatment pattern … treatment with a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), in patients with depression (36.6 vs 13.3%). In patients with depression who …

organisation was used for the study. A hierarchy of mutually exclusive antidepressant indications was developed: `Depression … `Unclassified' hierarchical indication group. Main outcome measures and results: Patients in the Depression and Other Approved … hierarchical groups were significantly older than those patients in the Depression group and tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) use was …

Depression remains under-recognised and under-treated despite it being more disabling than any other medical disorder … through any touch-tone telephone. COPE(TM) is a self-help program for patients with depression that combines a series of … booklets, videotapes and IVR telephone calls. One trial reported significant reductions in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale …

frequencies of all medical services, and of services coded for depression, were compared between patients who received venlafaxine …-care organisation. Patients and participants: Health plan members were included if they had a diagnosis of depression between July 1993 … costs coded for depression ($US451 vs $US311) and costs not coded for depression ($US4500 vs $US2090). Psychiatrists …

benefits associated with both appropriate and inappropriate care due to DTCA, for the case of depression. Methods: A cost … depression. Uncertainty in model parameters is addressed with sensitivity analyses. Results: This study provides evidence that 94 … targeting of advertisements and higher quality treatment of depression. …

) have become the primary form of pharmaceutical treatment for depression. As the patents of several top-selling SSRIs have …