Evaluating Prevalence and Patterns of Prescribing Medications for Depression for Patients With Obesity Using Large Primary Care Data (Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network)

Introduction: Depression is a serious disorder that brings a tremendous health and economic burden. Many antidepressants (AD) have obesogenic effects, increasing the population of obese patients at increased risk for a more severe disease course and poor treatment response. In addition, obese patien...

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Main Authors: Svetlana Puzhko, Tibor Schuster, Tracie A. Barnett, Christel Renoux, Ellen Rosenberg, David Barber, Gillian Bartlett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2020.00024/full