Patterns of hypnotic prescribing for residual insomnia and recurrence of major depressive disorder: a retrospective cohort study using a Japanese health insurance claims database

Patterns of hypnotic prescribing for residual insomnia and recurrence of major depressive disorder: a retrospective cohort study using a Japanese health insurance claims database

Abstract Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is highly prevalent in Japan and frequently accompanied by insomnia that may persist even with MDD remission. Hypnotics are used for the pharmacological treatment of insomnia, but their influence on MDD recurrence or residual insomnia following MDD...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Yamato, Ken Inada, Minori Enomoto, Tatsuro Marumoto, Masahiro Takeshima, Kazuo Mishima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Major depressive disorder
Depression
Residual symptom
Insomnia
Recurrence
Japanese patients
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03046-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03046-z

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