G Isacsson

Summary

Affiliation: Karolinska Institutet
Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi Randomized clinical trials underestimate the efficacy of antidepressants in less severe depression
    G Isacsson
    Division of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 125:453-9. 2012
  2. ncbi Antidepressant medication prevents suicide in depression
    G Isacsson
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 122:454-60. 2010
  3. ncbi Decrease in suicide among the individuals treated with antidepressants: a controlled study of antidepressants in suicide, Sweden 1995-2005
    G Isacsson
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 120:37-44. 2009
  4. ncbi Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants and the risk of suicide: a controlled forensic database study of 14,857 suicides
    G Isacsson
    Neurotec, Division of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 111:286-90. 2005
  5. ncbi Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have broadened the utilisation of antidepressant treatment in accordance with recommendations. Findings from a Swedish prescription database
    G Isacsson
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Family Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden
    J Affect Disord 53:15-22. 1999
  6. ncbi Increased antidepressant use and fewer suicides in Jämtland county, Sweden, after a primary care educational programme on the treatment of depression
    S Henriksson
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 114:159-67. 2006
  7. ncbi Suicides are seldom prescribed antidepressants: findings from a prospective prescription database in Jämtland county, Sweden, 1985-95
    S Henriksson
    Neurotec, Division of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 103:301-6. 2001
  8. ncbi Infrequent use of antidepressants in depressed individuals (an interview and prescription database study in a defined Swedish population 2001-2002)
    S Henriksson
    Karolinska Institute, Clinical Neuroscience, Section Psychiatry, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
    Eur Psychiatry 21:355-60. 2006
  9. ncbi Epidemiological data suggest antidepressants reduce suicide risk among depressives
    G Isacsson
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Family Medicine, Division of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden
    J Affect Disord 41:1-8. 1996
  10. ncbi Nocturia and depression
    R Asplund
    Family Medicine Stockholm, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden
    BJU Int 93:1253-6. 2004

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Randomized clinical trials underestimate the efficacy of antidepressants in less severe depression
    G Isacsson
    Division of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 125:453-9. 2012
    ..The aim of this study was to reanalyze the same data in order to investigate whether the meta-analysis could be biased from the shortcomings of the rating scale used, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS)...
  2. ncbi Antidepressant medication prevents suicide in depression
    G Isacsson
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 122:454-60. 2010
    ..Ecological studies have demonstrated a substantial decrease in suicide in parallel with an increasing use of antidepressants. To investigate on the individual level the hypothesis that antidepressant medication was a causal factor...
  3. ncbi Decrease in suicide among the individuals treated with antidepressants: a controlled study of antidepressants in suicide, Sweden 1995-2005
    G Isacsson
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 120:37-44. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to test on the individual level the hypothesis that treatment with antidepressant medication has been a substantially contributing cause of the decrease in suicide...
  4. ncbi Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants and the risk of suicide: a controlled forensic database study of 14,857 suicides
    G Isacsson
    Neurotec, Division of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 111:286-90. 2005
    ..To test the hypothesis that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants may have a suicide emergent effect, particularly in children and adolescents...
  5. ncbi Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have broadened the utilisation of antidepressant treatment in accordance with recommendations. Findings from a Swedish prescription database
    G Isacsson
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Family Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden
    J Affect Disord 53:15-22. 1999
    ..With the advent of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), the use of antidepressants has increased drastically in Sweden. The use of tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) has, however, decreased...
  6. ncbi Increased antidepressant use and fewer suicides in Jämtland county, Sweden, after a primary care educational programme on the treatment of depression
    S Henriksson
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 114:159-67. 2006
    ..To consider and evaluate a continuing medical education programme for general practitioners (GPs) on depression in Jämtland county, Sweden, inspired by the Gotland study...
  7. ncbi Suicides are seldom prescribed antidepressants: findings from a prospective prescription database in Jämtland county, Sweden, 1985-95
    S Henriksson
    Neurotec, Division of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 103:301-6. 2001
    ..CONCLUSION: There is a frequent use of psychotropics and psychiatric care among suicides; however, few used antidepressants and complied. Many suicides are still misdiagnosed and are not adequately treated...
  8. ncbi Infrequent use of antidepressants in depressed individuals (an interview and prescription database study in a defined Swedish population 2001-2002)
    S Henriksson
    Karolinska Institute, Clinical Neuroscience, Section Psychiatry, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
    Eur Psychiatry 21:355-60. 2006
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  9. ncbi Epidemiological data suggest antidepressants reduce suicide risk among depressives
    G Isacsson
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Family Medicine, Division of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden
    J Affect Disord 41:1-8. 1996
    ..Effective suicide prevention strategies should include intensive efforts to recognize and treat more depressed people...
  10. ncbi Nocturia and depression
    R Asplund
    Family Medicine Stockholm, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden
    BJU Int 93:1253-6. 2004
    ..To assess the possible relationship between major depression (MD) and nocturia...
  11. ncbi Indications for and outcome of antidepressant medication in a general population: a prescription database and medical record study, in Jämtland county, Sweden, 1995
    S Henriksson
    Neurotec, Division of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, S 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 108:427-31. 2003
    ....