Income and attrition in the treatment of depression: A STAR*D report

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Title:	Income and attrition in the treatment of depression: A STAR*D report
Authors:	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.
Keywords:	Adherence Antidepressant Attrition Depression Predictors
Issue Date:	Jul-2009
Citation:	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. (2009-07). Income and attrition in the treatment of depression: A STAR*D report. Depression and Anxiety 26 (7) : 622-633. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20541
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
Source Title:	Depression and Anxiety
URI:	http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/110131
ISSN:	10914269
DOI:	10.1002/da.20541
Appears in Collections:	Staff Publications

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