Prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine in Greenland and Denmark:a cross-sectional study
Depression is a mental illness affecting more than 260 million people worldwide. In Greenland, the prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine (antidepressants) has not previously been investigated. The aim of this study was to estimate and compare the age- and gender-specific preval...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/401d3073-846a-44d1-95ca-63d76bc063e1 2023-12-31T10:05:57+01:00 Prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine in Greenland and Denmark:a cross-sectional study Ingemann, Tukummeq Nykjær Backe, Marie Balslev Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva C Skovgaard, Nils Pedersen, Michael Lynge 2021-12 https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/prevalence-of-patients-treated-with-antidepressant-medicine-in-greenland-and-denmark(401d3073-846a-44d1-95ca-63d76bc063e1).html https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1912540 eng eng https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/prevalence-of-patients-treated-with-antidepressant-medicine-in-greenland-and-denmark(401d3073-846a-44d1-95ca-63d76bc063e1).html info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Ingemann , T N , Backe , M B , Bonefeld-Jørgensen , E C , Skovgaard , N & Pedersen , M L 2021 , ' Prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine in Greenland and Denmark : a cross-sectional study ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 80 , no. 1 , 1912540 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1912540 antidepressant medicine Denmark Greenland depression prevalence article 2021 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1912540 2023-12-07T00:04:35Z Depression is a mental illness affecting more than 260 million people worldwide. In Greenland, the prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine (antidepressants) has not previously been investigated. The aim of this study was to estimate and compare the age- and gender-specific prevalence of patients treated with antidepressants in Greenland and Denmark. The study was a cross-sectional register study using data from population and medical registers in Greenland and Denmark. Included was 1,573 Greenlandic patients and 419,151 Danish patients treated with antidepressants, respectively. The overall prevalence of patients aged 10-89 years treated with antidepressants was 3.5% in Greenland, and 8.1% in Denmark, being significantly lower in Greenland compared to Denmark (p < 0.001). The age- and gender-specific prevalence was significantly lower for patients from Greenland compared to from Denmark. In both Greenland and Denmark, the prevalence of women receiving antidepressants was significantly higher than for men. Finally, there was regional differences in the prevalence of usage of antidepressants in Greenland. Undiagnosed depression might contribute to the lower prevalence in Greenland as well as limited access to primary healthcare. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health Greenland greenlandic International Journal of Circumpolar Health Aarhus University: Research International Journal of Circumpolar Health 80 1 1912540 |
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Depression is a mental illness affecting more than 260 million people worldwide. In Greenland, the prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine (antidepressants) has not previously been investigated. The aim of this study was to estimate and compare the age- and gender-specific prevalence of patients treated with antidepressants in Greenland and Denmark. The study was a cross-sectional register study using data from population and medical registers in Greenland and Denmark. Included was 1,573 Greenlandic patients and 419,151 Danish patients treated with antidepressants, respectively. The overall prevalence of patients aged 10-89 years treated with antidepressants was 3.5% in Greenland, and 8.1% in Denmark, being significantly lower in Greenland compared to Denmark (p < 0.001). The age- and gender-specific prevalence was significantly lower for patients from Greenland compared to from Denmark. In both Greenland and Denmark, the prevalence of women receiving antidepressants was significantly higher than for men. Finally, there was regional differences in the prevalence of usage of antidepressants in Greenland. Undiagnosed depression might contribute to the lower prevalence in Greenland as well as limited access to primary healthcare. |
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Prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine in Greenland and Denmark:a cross-sectional study |
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Prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine in Greenland and Denmark:a cross-sectional study |
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Prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine in Greenland and Denmark:a cross-sectional study |
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Prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine in Greenland and Denmark:a cross-sectional study |
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Prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine in Greenland and Denmark:a cross-sectional study |
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prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine in greenland and denmark:a cross-sectional study |
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Ingemann , T N , Backe , M B , Bonefeld-Jørgensen , E C , Skovgaard , N & Pedersen , M L 2021 , ' Prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine in Greenland and Denmark : a cross-sectional study ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 80 , no. 1 , 1912540 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1912540 |
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