Prevalence of Antidepressant Prescription in Adolescents Newly Diagnosed with Depression in Germany
Higher age, depression severity, and a co-diagnosis of an obsessive-compulsive disorder or eating disorder were significantly positively associated with antidepressant prescriptions in adolescents. Fluoxetine was the most frequently prescribed drug for depression.
Authors
- Corinna Doege (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6495-1938)
- Karel Kostev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2124-7227)
- Nimran Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9216-3936)
Institutions
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- IQVIA (India) (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children11101246
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.56