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dc.contributor.authorLittle, Johnen
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-10T03:37:16Zen
dc.date.available2013-01-10T03:37:16Zen
dc.date.issued1995en
dc.identifier.govdoc00141en
dc.identifier.issn0004-8674en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11054/157en
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the study was to explore the role that suggested dosage range may play in suboptimal prescribing practice of tricyclic antidepressants. Clinicians practising in adult psychiatry were shown a clinical vignette of melancholia (as per DSM-III-R). One of two questionnaires on treatment practices, specifying either 75-200 mg or 75-425 mg of an unnamed tricyclic antidepressant, were randomly distributed to subjects. A highly significant (p=0.001) difference was found: those who were given a narrow dosage range prescribed an average of 82.5 mg/day less antidepressant than those for whom the dosage range had been widened, indicating that the range within which dosages are recommended affects prescribing practices. When erroneously constrained, the range may contribute toward sub-optimal prescribing practices and as a consequence toward treatment-resistant depression.en
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dc.publisherInformaen
dc.titleEffect of recommended dosage range on the prescribing of antidepressants.en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.type.specifiedArticleen
dc.bibliographicCitation.titleAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatryen
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume29en
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue2en
dc.bibliographicCitation.stpage304en
dc.bibliographicCitation.endpage308en
dc.publisher.placeMelbourneen
dc.subject.healththesaurusANTIDEPRESSANTSen
dc.subject.healththesaurusPSYCHIATRYen
dc.subject.healththesaurusDOSAGEen
dc.subject.healththesaurusADULT PSYCHIATRYen
dc.subject.healththesaurusTRICYCLICen
dc.subject.healththesaurusDEPRESSIONen
dc.subject.healththesaurusTREATMENTen
dc.date.issuedbrowse1995-01-01en
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