ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners1995
Relationship between the provision of counselling and the prescribing of antidepressants, hypnotics and anxiolytics in general practice.
Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 1995. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- A randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a referrals facilitator between primary care and the voluntary sector.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2000Trial
- A randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation of counselling in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1998Trial
- Withdrawing benzodiazepines in primary care.CNS drugs · 2009Review
- Relationship between practice counselling and referral to outpatient psychiatry and clinical psychology.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1998Article
- Evaluation of a primary care counselling service in Dorset.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1998Article
- The rise of counselling and the return of alienism.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 1996Article
- Investigation of whether on-site general practice counsellors have an impact on psychotropic drug prescribing rates and costs.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 1996Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe provision of counselling in general practice is increasing, despite uncertainty concerning its effectiveness. Furthermore, the relationship between counselling and prescribing of antidepressants, hypnotics and anxiolytics in general practice is not known.
aimThis study set out to assess the relationship between provision of counselling and prescribing of antidepressants, hypnotics and anxiolytics in general practice.
methodAn observational, cross-sectional study of general practices in Oxfordshire Family Health Services Authority was undertaken. Practices were surveyed on the availability of counselling services. The quantity and cost of prescribing of psychotropic drugs over one year (April 1992 to March 1993) were compared for practices with different levels of counselling provision.
resultsOf the 82 (96%) respondents, 74 (90%) referred patients for counselling; of these 74 practices, the highest levels of prescribing, in terms of number of items and net ingredient cost, were seen in those practices that employed a counsellor working on the premises. The lowest levels of prescribing were seen in those practices that referred their patients to a counsellor not working on the practice premises.
conclusionThe relationship between the provision of counselling and the level of prescribing of antidepressants, hypnotics and anxiolytics is complex. In this study lower levels of prescribing of these drugs in practices with higher provision of counselling were not observed.
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