Cross-sectional survey of patients in receipt of long-term repeat prescriptions for antidepressant drugs in primary care

TY - JOUR

T1 - Cross-sectional survey of patients in receipt of long-term repeat prescriptions for antidepressant drugs in primary care

AU - Cruickshank, Gillian

AU - MacGillivray, Steve

AU - Bruce, David

AU - Mather, Anne

AU - Matthews, Keith

AU - Williams, Brian

N1 - Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/59949090472

M3 - Article

C2 - 22477855

AN - SCOPUS:59949090472

SN - 1756-834X

VL - 5

SP - 105

EP - 109

JO - Mental Health in Family Medicine

JF - Mental Health in Family Medicine

IS - 2

ER -