Refining an antidepressant-based indicator to improve the ascertainment of depression from Australian administrative data

ABSTRACT Objectives In the absence of whole-of-population data regarding depression in Australia, antidepressant supply identified through pharmaceutical data has been used by some as an indicator of depression. This approach has been criticised on the basis that up to 30% of antidepressants are pr...

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Main Authors: Alys Havard, Sanja Lujic, Duong Tran, Louisa Jorm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2017-04-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/200