Grant: Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

Physicians commonly prescribe antidepressants for medical reasons (indications) that lack evidence and need evaluation. However, indications for drugs are rarely documented. This study used health administrative data to create predictive models that could accurately identify when antidepressants were being prescribed for indications other than depression. This study also identified factors associated with this prescribing practice. The findings from this study are valuable because they could help researchers better monitor and evaluate antidepressant use for non evidence-based indications.