RSSAntidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period
The analysis, by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, of antidepressant prescriptions (not including refills) written after doctors talked with patients in-person or over the phone found that in 2005:
29 percent of prescriptions were written by psychiatrists medical doctors who specialize in the treatment of mental disorders.
23 percent came from general practitioners physicians who provide primary care but are specialty-trained.
21 percent came from family practitioners primary care physicians who complete a residency in family medicine.
10 percent came from internal medicine specialists physicians who complete a residency in internal medicine and who focus on the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of adults with illnesses that are difficult to diagnose or manage.
The data used in the summary are from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey of health services used by Americans.
SOURCE: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, news release, July 24, 2008
23 percent came from general practitioners physicians who provide primary care but are specialty-trained.
21 percent came from family practitioners primary care physicians who complete a residency in family medicine.
10 percent came from internal medicine specialists physicians who complete a residency in internal medicine and who focus on the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of adults with illnesses that are difficult to diagnose or manage.
The data used in the summary are from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey of health services used by Americans.
SOURCE: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, news release, July 24, 2008
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