Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Antidepressant Medication Are Overrepresented in High-Dose Statin Treatment

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Antidepressant Medication Are Overrepresented in High-Dose Statin Treatment

Objective: To examine the dose-dependent relationship of different types of statins with the occurrence of major depressive disorder (MDD) and prescription of antidepressant medication.Methods: This cross-sectional study used medical claims data for the general Austrian population (n = 7,481,168) to...

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Main Authors: Michael Leutner, Caspar Matzhold, Alexander Kautzky, Michaela Kaleta, Stefan Thurner, Peter Klimek, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
statins
depression
dyslipidemia
dosage
precision medicine
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.608083/full

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