Antidepressant Use and Cognitive Deficits in Older Men: Addressing Confounding by Indications with Different Methods
Han L, Kim N, Brandt C, Allore HG. Antidepressant Use and Cognitive Deficits in Older Men: Addressing Confounding by Indications with Different Methods. Annals Of Epidemiology 2011, 22: 9-16. PMID: 22037381, PMCID: PMC4054866, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression-related diagnosisAntidepressant useDepression symptomsOlder personsPropensity scoreHopkins Verbal Learning TestHypertensive menAntidepressant medicationIndication biasVerbal Learning TestMedical recordsPotential confoundingCumulative exposureOlder menCognitive impairmentMemory deficitsCognitive deficitsMultiple linear regressionLinear regressionLearning TestApparent associationScoresSymptomsDiagnosisIndications