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Research ArticleOriginal Research

Prescription Opioid Duration, Dose, and Increased Risk of Depression in 3 Large Patient Populations

Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Joanne Salas, Laurel A. Copeland, Eileen M. Stock, Brian K. Ahmedani, Mark D. Sullivan, Thomas Burroughs, F. David Schneider, Kathleen K. Bucholz and Patrick J. Lustman
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2016, 14 (1) 54-62; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1885
Jeffrey F. Scherrer
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
2Harry S. Truman Veterans Administration Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri
3Saint Louis University Center for Outcomes Research, St. Louis, Missouri
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  • For correspondence: scherrjf@slu.edu
Joanne Salas
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
2Harry S. Truman Veterans Administration Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri
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Laurel A. Copeland
4Center for Applied Health Research, Baylor Scott & White Health, and Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas
5Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas
6University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
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Eileen M. Stock
4Center for Applied Health Research, Baylor Scott & White Health, and Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas
5Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas
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Brian K. Ahmedani
7Henry Ford Health System, Center for Health Policy and Health Services Research, Detroit, Michigan
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Mark D. Sullivan
8Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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Thomas Burroughs
3Saint Louis University Center for Outcomes Research, St. Louis, Missouri
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F. David Schneider
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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Kathleen K. Bucholz
9Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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Patrick J. Lustman
9Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
10The Bell Street Clinic, VA St. Louis Health Care System – John Cochran Division, St. Louis, Missouri
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