Trends in GP prescribing of psychotropic medications among young patients aged 16-24 years: a case study analysis.
Professor Bianca BrijnathTing XiaLyle TurnerDanielle MazzaPublished in: BMC psychiatry (2017)
Our findings demonstrate an increasing trend in GP prescribing of psychotropics to young people over the study period with higher levels of prescribing to women and those 21-24 years of age. Although GP prescribing corresponded with guideline recommendations on the whole, there were discrepancies between GP's antidepressant prescribing and guideline recommendations, reasons for which were unclear. Research is needed to investigate GPs decision-making processes underlying their prescribing, to target interventions to improve existing data in GP records to improve management, and to identify areas of further training if needed to facilitate greater concordance between clinical practice and guideline recommendations.
Keyphrases
- primary care
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- adverse drug
- decision making
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- pregnant women
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- deep learning