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Proportion of patients prescribed SSRIs continuously for periods exceeding three years, by gender

Proportion of patients prescribed SSRIs continuously for periods exceeding three years, by gender

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Technical Report
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This descriptive report presents analyses of CPRD data, showing the proportion of antidepressant prescribing that is long-term, and visualises trends in this proportion over time.

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