Do GPs and psychiatrists recommend alternatives when prescribing anti-depressants?
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Read, J., Gibson, Kerry and Cartwright, Claire 2016. Do GPs and psychiatrists recommend alternatives when prescribing anti-depressants? Psychiatry Research. 246 (Dec.), pp. 838-840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.10.069
Authors | Read, J., Gibson, Kerry and Cartwright, Claire |
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Abstract | This study explores whether a partial explanation for high antidepressant prescription rates is the failure of prescribers to recommend alternatives. 1,829 New Zealand adults were asked which of six non-pharmacological treatment approaches were recommended when prescribed anti-depressants. The majority (82%) received at least one recommendation and 32% received three or more, most commonly ‘Counsellor/Psychologist/Psychotherapist’ (74%) and Exercise Schedule (43%). It cannot, therefore, be concluded that failing to consider non-pharmacological treatments is a major cause of high prescribing rates. Being younger and more severely depressed were both positively related to number of recommendations. Psychiatrists made significantly more recommendations than GPs. |
Keywords | Depression; antidepressants; psychotherapy |
Journal | Psychiatry Research |
Journal citation | 246 (Dec.), pp. 838-840 |
ISSN | 0165-1781 |
1872-7123 | |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Accepted author manuscript | License CC BY-NC-ND |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.10.069 |
Publication dates | |
31 Oct 2016 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 02 Nov 2016 |
Accepted | 31 Oct 2016 |
Copyright information | © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. |
License | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 |
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