Antidepressant nonadherence in routine clinical settings determined from discarded blood samples.

CONCLUSIONS: In general, electronic prescribing data provided a reasonable proxy for actual antidepressant use. Additionally, up to 1 in 5 individuals prescribed an antidepressant may not be adherent, suggesting the need for further efforts to reduce treatment nonadherence. PMID: 26613178 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: J Clin Psychiatry Source Type: research