TY - JOUR T1 - Improving adherence to antidepressant medication in older people JF - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO - Drug Ther Bull DO - 10.1136/dtb.2018.1.0572 SP - dtb.2018.1.0572 A2 - , Y1 - 2017/12/28 UR - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/early/2017/12/28/dtb.2018.1.0572.abstract N2 - A programme designed to improve adherence to antidepressant medications has been tested in a new study in the US.1 The randomised trial assessed the effectiveness of the Treatment Initiation and Participation Program (TIP), a psychosocial intervention for older patients who have recently been prescribed an antidepressant for depression. The study’s authors quoted rates of non-adherence to antidepressants among older adults in the US of 29-40%, with some research suggesting that non-adherence is higher in primary care compared with specialist psychiatry services. They also identified … ER -