title: Prescribing patterns in an outpatient psychiatric clinic.
abstract: Prescribing patterns were studied in a psychiatric outpatient clinic. Psychiatrists tended to prescribe large quantities of antidepressants or other drugs. In contrast, the daily doses for antidepressants and neuroleptics were often too low. Significant variations were noted between three outpatient clinics in the choices among a various psychotropic drugs from a given therapeutic group.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs