Open AccessChange in Antidepressant Use After Initiation of ADHD Medication in Japanese Adults with Comorbid Depression: A Real-World Database Analysis
Author(s) -
Chikako Sakai,
Teruji Tsuji,
T. Nakai,
Yuki Namba,
Hirokazu Mishima,
Masakazu Fujiwara,
Hisato Matsunaga
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s325498
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , medical prescription , dose , antidepressant , cohort , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , psychiatry , medical record , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , anxiety , pharmacology , economics , macroeconomics
To better understand the treatment of comorbid depression in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by investigating the prescription patterns of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and hypnotics after commencing ADHD medication.