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Depression, Comorbidities, and Prescriptions of Antidepressants in a German Network of GPs and Specialists with Subspecialisation in Anthroposophic Medicine: A Longitudinal Observational Study
Joint Authors
Jeschke, E.
Tabali , M.
Matthes, H.
Vollmar, Horst C.
Ostermann, Thomas
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Depression is a major reason for counselling in primary care.
Our study aims at evaluating pharmacological treatment strategies among physicians specialised in anthroposophic medicine (AM).
Methods.
From 2004 to 2008, twenty-two German primary care AM-physicians participated in this prospective, multicentre observational study.
Multiple logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with a prescription of any antidepressant medication.
Results.
A total of 2444 patients with depression were included (mean age: 49.1 years (SD: 15.4); 77.3% female).
2645 prescriptions of antidepressants for 833 patients were reported.
Phytotherapeutic preparations from Hypericum perforatum were the most frequently prescribed antidepressants over all (44.6% of all antidepressants), followed by amitriptyline (16.1%).
The likelihood of receiving an antidepressant medication did not depend on comorbidity after controlling for age, gender, physician specialisation, and type of depression (adjusted OR (AOR)=1.01; CI: 0.81–1.26).
Patients who had cancer were significantly less likely to be prescribed an antidepressant medication than those who had no cancer (AOR=0.75; CI: 0.57–0.97).
Conclusion.
This study provides a comprehensive analysis of everyday practice for the treatment of depression in AM -physicians.
Further analysis regarding the occurrence of critical combinations is of high interest to health services research.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jeschke, E.& Ostermann, Thomas& Vollmar, Horst C.& Tabali , M.& Matthes, H.. 2012. Depression, Comorbidities, and Prescriptions of Antidepressants in a German Network of GPs and Specialists with Subspecialisation in Anthroposophic Medicine: A Longitudinal Observational Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028365
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jeschke, E.…[et al.]. Depression, Comorbidities, and Prescriptions of Antidepressants in a German Network of GPs and Specialists with Subspecialisation in Anthroposophic Medicine: A Longitudinal Observational Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028365
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jeschke, E.& Ostermann, Thomas& Vollmar, Horst C.& Tabali , M.& Matthes, H.. Depression, Comorbidities, and Prescriptions of Antidepressants in a German Network of GPs and Specialists with Subspecialisation in Anthroposophic Medicine: A Longitudinal Observational Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028365
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028365