Objective: Most depression among older adults is treated in primary care, and many patients
do not adhere to medication treatment. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has …

Objective: To examine the experiences of veterans (mostly middle-aged and elderly men)
prescribed antidepressants, specifically with regard to different types of nonadherence …

Objective: To best prevent depression relapse and reduce recurrence, an understanding of
the factors associated with continued maintenance treatment is needed. This study …

Background Depression is common among older adults and is typically treated with
antidepressants. Objective To determine the non-adherence rates to antidepressants among …

Background Early adherence is key to successful depression treatment, but nearly 60% of
patients discontinue antidepressants within 3 months. Our study aimed to determine factors …

Objective Although antidepressants are an effective treatment for later-life depression, older
patients often choose not to initiate or to discontinue medication treatment prematurely …

Importance Nonadherence to antidepressant medication is common and leads to poor
outcomes. Early nonadherence is especially problematic. Objective To test the effectiveness …

Background: Nonadherence to antidepressant medication significantly contributes to the
undertreatment of depression in primary care populations. The purpose of this study was to …

Objective The purpose of this pilot study was to identify ethnic group differences in
nonadherence and to determine predictors of nonadherence to antidepressant medications …

Objective–Previous research and improvement efforts have presumed that patients'
nonadherence to antidepressant medication reflects physicians' quality of care. We use …