Charlotte Wessel Skovlund, MSc1; Lina Steinrud Mørch, PhD1; Lars Vedel Kessing, MD, DMSc2; et alØjvind Lidegaard, MD, DMSc1
JAMA Psychiatry. 2016;73(11):1154-1162. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.2387
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Question Is use of hormonal contraception associated with treatment of depression?
Findings In a nationwide prospective cohort study of more than 1 million women living in Denmark, an increased risk for first use of an antidepressant and first diagnosis of depression was found among users of different types of hormonal contraception, with the highest rates among adolescents.
Meaning Health care professionals should be aware of this relatively hitherto unnoticed adverse effect of hormonal contraception.
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