National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
Data
- Data Infographics
- Data Visualizations
- Data Tools
- Data Innovations
- All-Payer Claims Database
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
- State Snapshots
- United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)
- Data Sources Available from AHRQ
Search All Research Studies
AHRQ Research Studies Date
AHRQ Research Studies
Sign up: AHRQ Research Studies Email updates
Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
Results
1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedSamples H, Mojtabai R
Antidepressant self-discontinuation: results from the collaborative psychiatric epidemiology surveys.
The authors examined the extent and correlates of self-discontinuation of antidepressant medications without physician advice using the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys. They concluded that physicians prescribing antidepressants need to communicate clearly about the expected benefits of treatment, the minimum duration of use required to experience benefits, and the potential side effects of these medications, particularly to younger patients, those with anxiety disorders, and patients treated in general medical settings, all of whom have increased odds of self-discontinuation.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Samples H, Mojtabai R .
Antidepressant self-discontinuation: results from the collaborative psychiatric epidemiology surveys.
Psychiatr Serv 2015 May;66(5):455-62. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400021.
.
.
Keywords: Medication, Depression, Medication: Safety, Behavioral Health, Patient Adherence/Compliance
Marcum ZA, Gurwitz JH, Colon-Emeric C
Pills and ills: methodological problems in pharmacological research.
This letter summarizes critical points from a methodology workshop, Pills and Ills: Methodologic Issues in Pharmacologic Research, presented at the 2013 American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting. It focuses on two of the most important medication errors in older adults: potentially inappropriate medication use and medication nonadherence.
AHRQ-funded; HS020831.
Citation: Marcum ZA, Gurwitz JH, Colon-Emeric C .
Pills and ills: methodological problems in pharmacological research.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2015 Apr;63(4):829-30. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13371..
Keywords: Medication, Medication: Safety, Elderly, Patient Adherence/Compliance