Antidepressant treatment and mortality risk in patients with dementia and depression: a nationwide population cohort study in Taiwan
Background: Dementia prevalence is increasing worldwide, and dementia is frequently comorbid with depression during its disease course. Additionally, safety concerns are rising regarding the prescription of psychotropic agents to patients with dementia. Thus, our study assessed the influence of pres...
Main Authors: | Jian-An Su, Chih-Cheng Chang, Hsuan-Min Wang, Ko-Jung Chen, Yao-Hsu Yang, Chung-Ying Lin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-06-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2040622319853719 |
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