Income and attrition in the treatment of depression: A STAR*D report
Warden, D. Rush, A.J. Wisniewski, S.R. Lesser, I.M. Thase, M.E. Balasubramani, G.K. Shores-Wilson, K. Nierenberg, A.A. Trivedi, M.H.
Warden, D.
Wisniewski, S.R.
Lesser, I.M.
Thase, M.E.
Balasubramani, G.K.
Shores-Wilson, K.
Nierenberg, A.A.
Trivedi, M.H.
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Abstract
Background: Attrition, or dropping out of treatment, remains a major issue in the care of depressed outpatients. Whether different factors are associated with attrition for different socioeconomic groups is not known. This report assessed whether attrition rates and predictors of attrition differed among depressed outpatients with different income levels. Methods: Outpatients with nonpsychotic major depressive disorder treated for up to 14 weeks with citalopram in the first step of the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study were divided by household incomes of
Keywords
Adherence, Antidepressant, Attrition, Depression, Predictors
Source Title
Depression and Anxiety
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Date
2009-07
DOI
10.1002/da.20541
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Article