Association between antidepressant medication use and steroid dependency in patients with ulcerative colitis: a population-based study.

Jonathan Blackwell Christopher Alexakis Sonia Saxena Hanna-Marie Creese Alex Bottle Irene Petersen Matthew Hotopf Richard C G Pollok

Published in: BMJ open gastroenterology (2021)

Continuous ADM exposure has no protective effect in routine clinical practice in UC and identifies a population of patients requiring more intensive medical therapy. ADM use is a flag for potentially worse clinical outcomes in UC.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
ulcerative colitis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
healthcare
peritoneal dialysis
major depressive disorder
genome wide
gene expression
stem cells
bone marrow
cell therapy
patient reported
smoking cessation