Patterns of psychotropic drug use in a Swedish community
Engelsk titel: Patterns of psychotropic drug use in a Swedish community
Författare:
Isacson, Dag
;
Smedby, Björn
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 23
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 14299
Sammanfattning
In this study individual data on prescription drug purchases in the total population of a Swedish municipality have been analyzed in order to study changes in the use of psychotropic drugs. The number of psychotropic prescriptions decreased by 27 % during the twelve-year period 1972-1983. The proportion of psychotropic drug users in the total population decreased from 16 to 11 %.