Combining Machine Learning and Comparative Effectiveness Methodology to Study Primary Care Pharmacotherapy Pathways for Veterans With Depression
Our findings contradict the "Start low, go slow" adage, indicating that ramping up the dose of an antidepressant faster has a significantly positive effect on engagement in care for our population.
Authors
- Steven D. Pizer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4908-5976)
- Lisa Anne Brenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2629-214X)
- Randall Rupper
- Makoto Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5580-6739)
- Byung H. Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2387-0880)
- Merry Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0330-5083)
- Jodie A. Trafton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9629-7632)
- Everett Rush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5632-5723)
- Jonathan R. Nebeker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5355-5008)
- Özgür Özmen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5806-0116)
Institutions
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Care
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000002145
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00