Variation in general practitioners’ follow-up of depressed patients starting antidepressant medication: a register-based cohort study
Differences in age and educational level were associated with follow-up of depressed patients who started medication. This may indicate unwarranted variation in depression care that GPs should consider when prescribing antidepressants.
Authors
- Sabine Ruths (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0240-4047)
- Valborg Baste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-9747)
- Anneli Borge Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5792-5560)
- Tone Smith‐Sivertsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0714-7964)
- Inger Haukenes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3129-637X)
- Øystein Hetlevik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8912-3426)
Institutions
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- NORCE Research AS (NO)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Family Practice
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmae063
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64
Funders
- Universitetet i Bergen
- Norges Forskningsråd
- Fonden for Almen Praksis