Study on physician preferences first five drug in patient with diagnosed of depression an university hospital outpatient setting

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2009

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Kure Iletisim Grubu A S

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Objective: Stating depression complaints might differ by culture was indicated Patients' own expressions should be considered in examinations as cultural differences in stating complaints might affect depression diagnose and treatment Method: Psychiatry Department of Abant Izzet Baysal University Medical Faculty of Izzet Baysal has outpatient medical clinic in two different hospitals. Patients that must be hospitalized or having psychotic and bipolar disorders are followed in Izzet Baysal Mental Health and Disorders Region Hospital by our physicians. Other patients are followed in Abant Izzet Baysal University Izzet Baysal Faculty of Medicine. This study was conducted on,records of 169 patients, who had only depression diagnose and admitting for the first time to our policlinics between January and March 2008. Policlinic records comprise socio-demographic data, patients' presentations of their own complaints in the interview, signs of patients in the examination and diagnosis according to DSM IV classification Results: The socio-demographic and clinic features of 169 patients admitted on January-March 2008 and whose ages were between 17-75 was summarized. Multi type complaints (p=6.041) and general physical symptom (p=0.002) items were higher in women than men was statically significance. Of the patients 88.5% was using SSRI. The order of first five drugs was Sertralin, Es(sitalopram), Fluolcsetin, Paroksetin and Venlafaksin The variables that might influence antidepressant preference were given in Table 3. Conclusions: Although depression disorders were more prevalent in psychiatry policlinics debate for phenomenology presently continue. Stating depression complaints clearly differing by culture was indicated. Mild and moderate intensity of depression in study group might affect drug preference. And also as most of the patients in the group were students might oriented the physician towards drugs that would not increase complaints on cognitive functions.

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Depression, Symptom Distribution, SSRI

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Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bulteni-Bulletin Of Clinical Psychopharmacology

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19

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