Extent and Factors Associated with Adherence to Antidepressant Treatment During Acute and Continuation Phase Depression Treatment Among Older Adults with Dementia and Major Depressive Disorder.

Sandipan Bhattacharjee Jeannie K Lee Nina VadieiAsad E PatanwalaDaniel C MaloneShannon M KnappWei-Hsuan Lo-CiganicWilliam J Burke

Published in: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment (2020)

Approximately, 74% and 64% older adults with dementia and MDD were adherent to acute and continuation phase antidepressant treatment in this nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries, and we identified several modifiable and non-modifiable factors associated with adherence.

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