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. 2015 Aug 15;32(16):1223–1229. doi: 10.1089/neu.2014.3651

Table 3.

Adjusted1 Odds Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals of Receiving Treatment for Depression among Medicare Beneficiaries with Traumatic Brain Injury with a Diagnosis of Depression Pre- or Post-Traumatic Brain Injury, n=9509

  All antidepressants SSRI OAD2 Psychotherapy3 Any treatment for depression4
Pre-TBI Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Post-TBI 0.87 (0.82, 0.92) 0.81 (0.76, 0.87) 1.09 (0.95, 1.24) 1.08 (0.93, 1.26) 0.89 (0.85, 0.94)

SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; OAD, other antidepressant; TBI, traumatic brain injury.

1

Adjusted for age, sex, race, time, Alzheimer disease and related dementias, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ischemic heart disease, stroke/transient ischemic attack, neurologic disease, liver disease, total follow-up time post-depression diagnosis, hospitalizations for depression, psychotherapy.

2

Other antidepressants: includes all antidepressants except SSRIs.

3

Adjusted for age, sex, race, time, antidepressant use.

4

Adjusted for age, sex, race, time, Alzheimer disease and related dementias, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ischemic heart disease, neurologic disease, liver disease, stroke/transient ischemic attack, total follow-up time post-depression diagnosis.