Frequency of Follow-up Care for Adult & Pediatric Patients During Initiation of Antidepressant Therapy
August 2006 Frequency of Follow-up Care for Adult & Pediatric Patients During Initiation of Antidepressant Therapy This retrospective study included 84,500 adult and pediatric patients who started on a new course of antidepressant therapy between July 2001, and September 2003. The researchers used an integrated database of medical and pharmacy claims to determine the number of health provider visits by reviewing medical claim information for these patients. The patients all had mental health care coverage as participants in medical and pharmacy benefit plans administered by a large managed care organization in the northeastern United States. While fewer than . . .
