Restarting antidepressant treatment following early discontinuation—a primary care database study

Many patients in primary care stop antidepressant treatment after only one prescription, so do not benefit from treatment. Some patients who stop initial antidepressant treatment go on to restart it, but neither the incidence of restarting nor the probability that patients who restart treatment subsequently complete an adequate course of treatment is known.To examine subsequent antidepressant use in patients who discontinued treatment after only...