title: The acceptability of psychotropic vs. other medications among a small urban primary care sample.
abstract: In a small urban sample of primary care patients, this pilot study was designed to explore attitudes toward various types of medications, comparing psychotropic vs. non-psychotropic types. Sixty-two participants (77% female, 66% African American) completed a two-page survey developed by the authors. Participants were asked "How acceptable would it be to you if a doctor prescribed the following medications?" For analyses, the 12 medications were divided into 3 categories: 1) psychotropic; 2) mixed (medications that could be categorized as either psychotropic or not); and 3) nonpsychotropic. Results indicated that participants rated psychotropic medications as less acceptable than nonpsychotropic medications, which in one of the analyses was more pronounced among female participants. The possible implications of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA. Randy.sansone@kmcnetwork.org
authors.forename: Randy A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sansone
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: MySha R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Whorley
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Gaither
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs