Treatment duration with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors among children and adolescents in Finland: a nationwide register study

Purpose We assessed treatment duration with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) among children and adolescents and investigated the association between treatment duration, age, sex, active ingredient, season of initiation, and reimbursement rate. Method Data on reimbursed SSRIs dispensed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of clinical pharmacology 2012-07, Vol.68 (7), p.1109-1117
Hauptverfasser:	Saastamoinen, Leena K., Wallin, Mika, Lavikainen, Piia, Airaksinen, Marja S., Sourander, Andre, Bell, J. Simon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Antidepressants Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Child Child, Preschool Children & youth Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data Drug Therapy - methods Drug Therapy - statistics & numerical data Drug Utilization Review - statistics & numerical data Epidemiology Female Finland Humans Infant Insurance, Health, Reimbursement - statistics & numerical data Male Medical sciences Pharmacoepidemiology and Prescription Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pharmacology/Toxicology Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Proportional Hazards Models Registries Seasons Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - administration & dosage Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Purpose We assessed treatment duration with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) among children and adolescents and investigated the association between treatment duration, age, sex, active ingredient, season of initiation, and reimbursement rate. Method Data on reimbursed SSRIs dispensed to children and adolescents aged
ISSN:	0031-6970 1432-1041
DOI:	10.1007/s00228-012-1233-6