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[Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]: [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], 2015
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Englisch
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Hochschulschrift:
Dissertation, 2015
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__Abstract__ With the increasing number of patients using antidepressants, the number of patients at risk to develop antidepressant-associated adverse drug reactions is also increasing. However, there were not much studies conducted on antidepressant safety in older adults, although older adults are of special interest due to there more frequent use of multiple concomitant drugs and more comorbidities. In this thesis, we describe that, also in Dutch primary care, antidepressants are more often prescribed between 1996 and 2012. However, antidepressants were less frequently prescribed for depression and more for other indications, such as neuropathic pain and anxiety complaints. In the Rotterdam Study, a population cohort study, we described that the use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhib