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Use of Antidepressants among Patients Diagnosed with Depression: A Scoping Review

BioMed Research International

Introduction. Depression is a major global health problem with a relatively high lifetime prevalence and significant disability. Antidepressants are the most effective medications used for the treatment of depression. Hence, this study is aimed at summarizing the studies on antidepressant use among patients diagnosed with depression. Method. PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched for literature (2000-2019) using keywords such as depression, drug utilization, antidepressants, prescription, serotonin reuptake inhibitor, serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, tricyclic antidepressants, and atypical antidepressants. Results. Antidepressant users were mostly females, married people, housewives, lower-income people, employees, and highly educated people, as they were found to be more prone to develop depression than their counterparts. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as sertraline, were most commonly prescribed among depres...

Patterns of Antidepressant Prescriptions for the Treatment of Depression: A Scoping Review

2020

Introduction: Depression is an important global public health problem due to its relatively high lifetime prevalence and significant disability caused by it. It is associated with functional impairment and high morbidity and mortality. Antidepressant medication is considered to be the best treatment option for depressionMethod: Literature searches (2000-2019) were performed using PubMed, HINARI and Google Scholar that analyze the pattern of prescription of antidepressants among the patients of depression. .Results: Females suffered from depression more than their male counterparts. Married people, housewives, lower income people, employees and highly educated people suffered more from depression. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) like Sertraline, was found out to be the most preferred antidepressant among the depressive patients. Conclusion: Our Study suggested that out of five major antidepressant drugs being available for the treatment of depression, selective seroton...

The successful use of antidepressants

Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien, 1989

Depression is the most common psychiatric problem presenting to the family physician. The prevalence of depression among family-practice patients is of the order of 10%. Most cases of depression are treated by family physicians. Thus it is essential for family physicians to be fully familiar with the effective use of antidepressants. This article outlines the key components necessary for the successful use of antidepressants. The author discusses appropriate indications, dosage, length of treatment, and the psychotherapeutic functions of the physician.

Patterns of antidepressant use in community practice

General Hospital Psychiatry, 1993

Recent epidemiologic studies have found that most patients with mental illness are seen exclusively in primary care medicine. These patients often present with medically unexplained somatic symptoms and utilize at least twice as many health care visits as controls. There has been an exponential growth in studies in this interface between primary care and psychiatry in the last 10 years. This special section, edited by Wayne J. Katon, M.D., will publish informative research articles that address primary care-psychiatric issues.

Incidence and determinants of long-term use of antidepressants

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2004

Objectives: The use of antidepressants has increased over the years, which may be due to more new antidepressant users, but also may be due to a longer duration of use. We aimed to assess the prevalence, incidence and average duration of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) use in the Netherlands during 1992-2001. In addition, we assessed the incidence of long-term use of SSRIs and identified possible determinants of long-term use. Methods: We assessed prevalence (number of current users of an antidepressant per 1000 persons assessed on a single day) and incidence (number of new users per 1000 persons per year) of antidepressant use for each year in the PHARMO record linkage system. Long-term use was defined as the consecutive use of any antidepressant for at least 12 months. Relative risks and hazard ratios were calculated and adjusted for possible determinants using Poisson and Cox regression analyses. Results: Both prevalent and incident use of SSRIs increased during 1992-2001, while TCA use remained stable. A total of 9857 patients using SSRIs were included in a follow-up study. During the follow-up period, more patients became long-term users, either directly after the start of the initial SSRI or anytime during follow-up (29.5%). The average number of days before start of longterm use decreased from 595 days in 1991 to 19 days in 1997. Female patients, older age, previous use of benzodiazepines and being treated by a psychiatrist increased the probability of becoming a long-term user. Conclusion: Both prevalent and incident use of SSRIs increased during the 1990s, implicating an increased number of patients starting SSRIs, but also a longer duration of use of antidepressant therapy. Over the entire follow-up period, almost 30% of the patients became long-term users at anytime during the follow-up period.