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- Title
Diagnosis of depression and use of antidepressant pharmacotherapy among adults in the United States: does a disparity persist by ethnicity/race?
- Authors
Sclar, David A; Robison, Linda M; Schmidt, Jennifer M; Bowen, Kurt A; Castillo, Leigh V; Oganov, Ambartsum M
- Abstract
Both the rate of diagnosis of depression in the US and the rate of prescribing an antidepressant for its treatment have increased substantially over the past two decades. Previous research has also indicated that the rates of diagnosis and treatment of depression with an antidepressant vary widely by ethnicity/race. The objective of this study was to discern ethnic/race-specific (non-Hispanic Black; Hispanic; non-Hispanic White) population-adjusted rates of US office-based physician-patient encounters (office-based visits) documenting a diagnosis of depression, and the extent of the use of antidepressant pharmacotherapy for its treatment.
- Publication
Clinical drug investigation, 2012, Vol 32, Issue 2, p139
- ISSN
1179-1918
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2165/11598950-000000000-00000