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Estimation of psycholeptic and psychoanaleptic medicine use in an adult general population sample using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification.
Int. J. Methods Psychiatr. Res. 17, 220-231 (2008)
Little is known about psycholeptic and psychoanaleptic medicine (PM) use in the general population. This study presents prevalence data about PM use. The sample included 4310 individuals aged 20-79 from a general population health examination in a northern German area (participation proportion: 68.8%; Study of Health in Pomerania, SHIP). Medicines taken during the past seven days were assessed from the medicine packages or self-reports and classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification developed by the World Health Organization. In total, 6.3% of the sample reported PM intake, 8.7% of the women and 4.7% of the men. During the past 12 months prior to the health examination, 49.2% of the individuals with PM use consulted a general practitioner but not a neurologist or a psychiatrist. Among the study participants with PM use, 88.8% had one or more mental disorders during lifetime according to a screening questionnaire. It is concluded that considerable proportions of individuals with current PM use exist although lower than may be expected on the basis of the number of individuals with mental disorder in the general population.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
psychotropic medicines; psycholeptics; psychoanaleptics; prevalence
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1049-8931
e-ISSN
1557-0657
Quellenangaben
Volume: 17,
Issue: 4,
Pages: 220-231
Publisher
Wiley
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)