Prevalence of depression and use of antidepressant pharmacotherapy among ambulatory patients with diabetes mellitus in the United States

Joshua J Neumiller; David A Sclar; Linda M Robison; Stephen M Setter; Tracy L Skaer

doi:10.1016/j.curtheres.2009.12.001

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Prevalence of depression and use of antidepressant pharmacotherapy among ambulatory patients with diabetes mellitus in the United States

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Prevalence of depression and use of antidepressant pharmacotherapy among ambulatory patients with diabetes mellitus in the United States

Joshua J Neumiller, David A Sclar, Linda M Robison, Stephen M Setter and Tracy L Skaer

Current therapeutic research, Vol.70(6), pp.472-476

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.curtheres.2009.12.001

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/110187

PMCID: PMC3969981

PMID: 24692839

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Abstract

antidepressant pharmacotherapy

diabetes mellitus

depression

Background: Persons with diabetes mellitus (DM) exhibit a higher rate of depressive illness than does the general US population. Despite this finding, previous research has documented a low rate of diagnosis and/or treatment with antidepressant pharmacotherapy among persons with DM. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the current rate of diagnosis of depression and use of antidepressant pharmacotherapy among persons with DM. Results: We examined data from the 2005 US National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. In 2005, there were an estimated 35,345,845 persons with an office-based visit for DM and, of these, 3,823,508 (10.8%) had a concomitant diagnosis of depression. Within this subset, 1,830,620 (47.9%) were prescribed antidepressant pharmacotherapy. Conclusion: Our findings serve to quantify the prevalence of a diagnosis of depression and use of antidepressant pharmacotherapy for its treatment among persons with DM in the United States.

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Title: Prevalence of depression and use of antidepressant pharmacotherapy among ambulatory patients with diabetes mellitus in the United States
Creators: Joshua J Neumiller - Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington
David A Sclar - Department of Pharmacotherapy, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Linda M Robison - Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Stephen M Setter - Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington
Tracy L Skaer - Department of Pharmacotherapy, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Publication Details: Current therapeutic research, Vol.70(6), pp.472-476
Academic Unit: Pharmacotherapy, Department of
Publisher: EM Inc USA
Identifiers: 99900546912801842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article