ArticleMental health in family medicine2008
Cross-sectional survey of patients in receipt of long-term repeat prescriptions for antidepressant drugs in primary care.
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- Long-term antidepressant use in general practice: a qualitative study of GPs' views on discontinuation.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2021Article
- Exploration of GP perspectives on deprescribing antidepressants: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- A Holistic Self-learning Approach for Young Adult Depression and Anxiety Compared to Medication-Based Treatment-As-Usual.Community mental health journal · 2021Article
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- National Prescription Patterns of Antidepressants in the Treatment of Adults With Major Depression in the US Between 1996 and 2015: A Population Representative Survey Based Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Helping people discontinue long-term antidepressants: views of health professionals in UK primary care.BMJ open · 2019Article
- VitalSignPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Frequency and predictors of the potential overprescribing of antidepressants in elderly residents of a geographically defined U.S. population.Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2019Article
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Abstract
This cross-sectional survey describes the clinical characteristics of 92 patients from across 12 general medical practices, in receipt of a long-term repeat prescription of an antidepressant for the treatment of depression. Psychiatric diagnoses were determined using the Schedule for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry. Fifty-three participants (57.6%) failed to meet criteria for any psychiatric diagnosis (95% confidence interval (CI): 47.5-67.7%). Independent clinical assessments based upon diagnoses and other clinical data indicated that 26 (31.0%) participants (95% CI: 28.9-49.7%) had no clear clinical reason for continued receipt of an antidepressant. Reasons for the continued use of antidepressants in this population require further investigation.
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