Title |
Antidepressants for depression in physically ill people
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, March 2010
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd007503.pub2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Lauren Rayner, Annabel Price, Alison Evans, Koravangattu Valsraj, Irene J Higginson, Matthew Hotopf |
Abstract |
There is an increased risk of depression in people with a physical illness. Depression is associated with reduced treatment adherence, poor prognosis, increased disability and higher mortality in many physical illnesses. Antidepressants are effective in the treatment of depression in physically healthy populations, but there is less clarity regarding their use in physically ill patients. This review updates Gill's Cochrane review (2000), which found that antidepressants were effective for depression in physical illness. Since Gill there have been a number of larger trials assessing the efficacy of antidepressants in this context. |
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Spain | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 245 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 32 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 11% |
Student > Master | 26 | 10% |
Researcher | 23 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 7% |
Other | 53 | 21% |
Unknown | 68 | 27% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 84 | 34% |
Psychology | 32 | 13% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 4% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 4% |
Other | 22 | 9% |
Unknown | 76 | 31% |