Posted by emmanuel98 on August 9, 2011, at 18:48:03
I just read an article (can't remember where -- maybe psychcentral, maybe NYT health section) about a study that found 80% of AD prescriptions are written by non-psychiatrists and 72% of these include no MH diagnosis. This may be why AD success rates are so low compared to placebo. People go to their GP and say, I've been feeling kind of low and tired lately and the GP writes a scrip for an AD. Probably an SSRI. Or someone comes in and says they saw an ad for abilify on TV and have felt kind of sad lately, would like to try it, and the GP writes a scrip for abilify. AD's are the third most commonly prescribed drug in the US, according to this article. (Don't know what 1 and 2 are, but probably statins and anti-hypertensives)
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