Prescription pattern of antidepressants in out-patient psychiatric practice (original) (raw)

Psychological Medicine, 1995

Abstract

The prescription pattern of antidepressants was reviewed in a large sample of psychiatric out-patients in the Region of Piedmont. Antidepressants were administered to 780 patients; most were diagnosed with mood disorders (62% of prescriptions) and anxiety disorders (34%), the rest with other diagnoses. The mean prescribed dose of antidepressants was at the lower end of, or below, the recommended range for out-patients, with the exception of amineptine and mianserin. The administered dose of tricyclic antidepressants was significantly associated with sex and diagnosis: female patients received a daily dose that was significantly lower than that for males, and patients with a diagnosis of mood disorders received significantly more medication than those with other diagnoses.

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