Middleton, N., Gunnell, D., Whitley, E. , Dorling, D. and Frankel, S. (2001) Secular trends in antidepressant prescribing in the UK, 1975-1998. Journal of Public Health Medicine, 23(4), pp. 262-267. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/23.4.262)
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Abstract
Antidepressant prescribing has increased in all age and sex groups. This indicates either that there have been changes in the presentation, recognition and management of depression in general practice or that the prevalence of depression has increased, or a combination of these two phenomena. The higher prescribing rate in females is in keeping with evidence from psychiatric morbidity surveys suggesting that women experience higher levels of psychiatric morbidity than men. Decreases in the ratio of female to male prescribing, however, support other data indicating that, relative to females, the mental health of young males has declined in recent years. Changes in patterns of help-seeking may also contribute to the observed trends.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Whitley, Dr Elise |
Authors: | Middleton, N., Gunnell, D., Whitley, E., Dorling, D., and Frankel, S. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU |
Journal Name: | Journal of Public Health Medicine |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
ISSN: | 0957-4832 |
ISSN (Online): | 1464-3782 |
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