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10918341

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-6
pubmed:abstractText
This study aimed to identify factors predicting general practitioner's (GPs) choice of which antidepressant to prescribe for depression in the elderly, using a postal questionnaire survey based on three clinical case vignettes. The main outcome measure was the GP's primary reason for selection of an antidepressant. GPs prescribing SSRIs gave 'few side effects' and 'safer in overdose' as the most important reasons for choosing the antidepressant. Older GPs were more likely to use unmodified tricyclics, and selected drugs based on their knowledge and experience in use of the drug. Cost was rarely a primary consideration. Educational programmes should address the reluctance by some GPs to use new or unfamiliar medications and highlight issues relating to side-effects and drug safety.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0885-6230
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
610-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
How do general practitioners select antidepressants for depressed elderly people?
pubmed:affiliation
Academic Unit of Psychiatry of Old Age, St Charles Hospital, London, UK. r.e.butler@ic.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't