[Research report 'the appropriate prescribing of antidepressants in general practice': who is better served by more diagnoses and more antidepressants?]

Fulltext:
49628.pdf
Embargo:
until further notice
Size:
74.40Kb
Format:
PDF
Description:
publisher's version
Publication year
2006Author(s)
Source
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 150, 23, (2006), pp. 1275-1277ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Display more detailsDisplay less details
Organization
General Practice
Journal title
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume
vol. 150
Issue
iss. 23
Page start
p. 1275
Page end
p. 1277
Subject
EBP 3: Effective Primary Care and Public HealthAbstract
Recently a report entitled 'The appropriate prescribing of antidepressants in general practice' was published. The researchers conclude that depression and anxiety are still more under-diagnosed than over-diagnosed and that antidepressants are frequently prescribed even when they are not indicated. Why this is so remains unclear. Looking for better interventions to improve treatment and increase therapy compliance, this study reports that many types of intervention could help but it is not very specific on how this could be achieved. Improving communication and knowledge about prescribing and how and when to discontinue treatment, are among the suggestions made in the report. Many questions remain: (a) is under-diagnosis a problem in a condition that often resolves spontaneously with watchful waiting?, (b) why are antidepressants so widely prescribed when their effectiveness is controversial and they have major adverse reactions?, (c) why are other treatment options such as talking therapy and a short period psychological intervention, of which the effectiveness has been established, not more frequently applied?
This item appears in the following Collection(s)
- Academic publications [202863]
- Electronic publications [100988]
- Faculty of Medical Sciences [80039]
Upload full text
Use your RU credentials (u/z-number and password) to log in with SURFconext to upload a file for processing by the repository team.