title: Urban-rural differences in psychotropic drug prescribing in northern Italy.
abstract: Urban-rural differences in psychotropic drug prescribing were examined by comparing data from general practices in two contrasting areas of northern Italy. Patients attending the urban doctors were 1.5 times more likely to be prescribed a psychotropic drug than their rural counterparts. We also explored urban-rural differences in factors influencing psychotropic prescribing. Such influences were more numerous and complex in the urban than the rural setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bellantuono
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiorio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arreghini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cason
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012423:Rural Health; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs