Age effects on treatment patterns in 138,097 patients with unipolar depression followed in general practices in Germany

Risk factors and comorbidities associated with depression vary with age and must be considered when selecting appropriate anti-depressant medication for patients. Studies are lacking which focus both on treatments prescribed and include a broad age spectrum. The goal of this study was to investigate whether age of patients at diagnosis impact the type of antidepressant drug class prescribed.This retrospective cohort study based on the Disease...