The interpersonal adverse effects reported by 1008 users of antidepressants; and the incremental impact of polypharmacy
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Read, J., Gee, Aimee, Diggle, Jacob and Butler, Helen 2017. The interpersonal adverse effects reported by 1008 users of antidepressants; and the incremental impact of polypharmacy. Psychiatry Research. 256, pp. 423-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.07.003
Authors | Read, J., Gee, Aimee, Diggle, Jacob and Butler, Helen |
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Abstract | Antidepressant drugs are being prescribed at ever increasing rates internationally, despite marginal benefit compared to placebo and a range of adverse effects. Most studies of adverse effects focus on biological phenomena. This article presents the results of an online survey of 1008 self-selected anti-depressant users in Britain, which asked about five adverse effects in the interpersonal domain. The most commonly reported among participants who took only antidepressants were: Sex Life – 43.7%, Work or Study – 27.0% and Social Life – 23.5%. These rates of interpersonal adverse effects were even higher for the 52% of participants who were also taking one or more other psychiatric drugs. Only about a half (48%) felt they had been given enough information about side effects by the prescriber. Those initially prescribed medication by a psychiatrist were more likely to be on several types of drugs and reported more adverse effects than those whose prescriber was a General Practitioner (GP). Researchers and prescribers are encouraged to pay greater attention to interpersonal adverse effects. |
Journal | Psychiatry Research |
Journal citation | 256, pp. 423-427 |
ISSN | 01651781 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Accepted author manuscript | License CC BY-NC-ND |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.07.003 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.07.003 |
Publication dates | |
03 Jul 2017 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 31 Jul 2017 |
Accepted | 02 Jul 2017 |
Copyright information | © 2017 Elsevier |
License | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 |
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