Open AccessA longitudinal study of educational differences in antidepressant use before and after hospital care for depression
Author(s) -
Heta Moustgaard,
Kaisla Joutsenniemi,
Pekka Martikainen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckw092
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , antidepressant , discontinuation , longitudinal study , confounding , cohort , socioeconomic status , psychiatry , pediatrics , demography , anxiety , population , environmental health , pathology , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Despite social inequalities in depression various studies report small or even reversed social gradients for antidepressant treatment, suggesting unmet need for treatment among those with low social position. However, few studies assess need for treatment or compare longitudinal antidepressant use patterns between socioeconomic groups.
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