| A quantitative analysis of antidepressant and antipsychotic prescriptions following an earthquake in Italy. | |
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PMID: 21351173 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Because natural disasters provoke an increase in mental and medical disorders in survivors, an increase in psychotropic prescriptions has been observed following disasters. This study assesses the pharmacoepidemiology of antidepressant and antipsychotic drug prescriptions after an earthquake in Italy by using an administrative database. Statins and diabetic medications served as control medications. Comparison of the rates in the 6 months after the earthquake to the same period one year before revealed a 37% increase of new prescriptions for antidepressants and a 129% increase for antipsychotic prescriptions. Older age and female gender was associated with the increased number of prescriptions. |
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Authors:
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Alessandro Rossi; Roberto Maggio; Ilaria Riccardi; Fabio Allegrini; Paolo Stratta |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-01-19 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of traumatic stress Volume: 24 ISSN: 1573-6598 ISO Abbreviation: J Trauma Stress Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-02-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8809259 Medline TA: J Trauma Stress Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 129-32 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. |
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Università de L'Aquila. alessandro.rossi@cc.univaq.it. |
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