Initiation of psychotropic medication after partner bereavement: a matched cohort study.

Recent changes to diagnostic criteria for depression in DSM-5 remove the bereavement exclusion, allowing earlier diagnosis following bereavement. Evaluation of the potential effect of this change requires an understanding of existing psychotropic medication prescribing by non-specialists after berea...

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Main Authors: Sunil M Shah, Iain M Carey, Tess Harris, Stephen DeWilde, Christina R Victor, Derek G Cook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3818377?pdf=render