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Association between neighbourhood characteristics and antidepressant use at older ages: a register-based study of urban areas in three European countries.

Lasse TarkiainenHeta MoustgaardKaarina KorhonenJ Mark NoordzijMarielle A BeenackersFrank J Van LentheBo BurstromPekka T Martikainen
Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2020)
Overall, the associations of neighbourhood socioeconomic and physical characteristics with older people's antidepressant use were small and inconsistent. However, we found modest evidence that dense physical urban environments predicted higher antidepressant use among older people in Stockholm and the Finnish cities.
Keyphrases
  • major depressive disorder
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • bipolar disorder
  • middle aged