TY - JOUR
T1 - Antidepressant Treatment of Medical-Surgical Inpatients by Nonpsychiatric Physicians
AU - Callies, Allan L.
AU - Popkin, Michael K
PY - 1987/2
Y1 - 1987/2
N2 - The prescribing of antidepressants by nonpsychiatric physicians on adult medical-surgical inpatient services of a university hospital was examined through the review of medical records of patients who received amitriptyline hydrochloride, doxepin hydrochloride, or imipramine hydrochloride during a one-year period. Reasons for antidepressant use were treatment of depression (56%), pain (30%), or other conditions (14%). Regardless of the reason for use, nonpsychiatric physicians were found to use relatively low dosages, rarely plan or effect dosage increases, and rarely discontinue medication.
AB - The prescribing of antidepressants by nonpsychiatric physicians on adult medical-surgical inpatient services of a university hospital was examined through the review of medical records of patients who received amitriptyline hydrochloride, doxepin hydrochloride, or imipramine hydrochloride during a one-year period. Reasons for antidepressant use were treatment of depression (56%), pain (30%), or other conditions (14%). Regardless of the reason for use, nonpsychiatric physicians were found to use relatively low dosages, rarely plan or effect dosage increases, and rarely discontinue medication.
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U2 - 10.1001/archpsyc.1987.01800140067009
DO - 10.1001/archpsyc.1987.01800140067009
M3 - Article
C2 - 3813811
AN - SCOPUS:0023117259
SN - 0003-990X
VL - 44
SP - 157
EP - 160
JO - Archives of General Psychiatry
JF - Archives of General Psychiatry
IS - 2
ER -