1.
J Trauma Stress
; 24(1): 129-32, 2011 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21351173
RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Antidepressivos , Antipsicóticos , Desastres , Terremotos , Transtornos Mentais/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Coleta de Dados/métodos , Prescrições de Medicamentos/estatística & dados numéricos , Uso de Medicamentos , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Itália/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
2.
Psychiatr Serv
; 61(8): 845-6, 2010 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20675847