Prevalence, duration and indications for prescribing of antidepressants in primary care
Prevalence, duration and indications for prescribing of antidepressants in primary care
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DOI：
10.1093/ageing/afl023
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
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影响因子：
6.7
通讯作者：
Zermansky, Arnold
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作者：
Petty, Duncan Robert;House, Allan;Zermansky, Arnold
SettingNorth Bradford PCT has a population of about 94,000 in a socioeconomically mixed urban and suburban area. The population is predominantly white British. There are 12 general practices, of which 11 (population of 81,221 in 2002) have clinical databases that allow suitable searches and were included in the study.MethodEach practice database was searched for antidepressant prescriptions (acute or repeat) issued in the quarters commencing April 2002 and April 2004. An antidepressant was defined as any drug appearing in British National Formulary (BNF) section 4.3: antidepressants. The 2002 cohort was addressed to identify those being prescribed antidepressants in the quarter commencing April 2004. Separate searches were made for tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)(BNF section 4.3. 1), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)(4.3. 3) and ‘other antidepressants’[eg venlafaxine (4.3. 4)].
