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Psychotropic drugs on general medical and surgical wards of a teaching hospital.

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Davidson, JR; Raft, D; Lewis, BF; Gebhardt, M
Published in: Arch Gen Psychiatry
April 1975

We examined the prescribing habits for psychotropic drugs of internists, surgeons, and gynecologists on their inpatient wards in a teaching hospital. Data were gathered from patients' charts and pharmacy records. In a six-week period, 9% of all admissions received such a drug. The male:female ratio and black:white ratios were studied; the maximum incidence of receiving these medications was in the 50- to 60-year age group. Minor tranquilizers were prescribed most frequently, followed, respectively, by major tranquilizers, barbiturates, and antidepressants. Less than half the available drugs were used, but drugs of differernt groups were often used interchangeably in an unsystematic fashion, and there was little evidence as to how effective a drug had been. It also seemed that depression was often overlooked or insufficiently treated.

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Arch Gen Psychiatry

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0003-990X

Publication Date

April 1975

Volume

32

Issue

4

Start / End Page

507 / 511

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Psychiatry
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Internal Medicine
  • Humans
 

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Davidson, J. R., Raft, D., Lewis, B. F., & Gebhardt, M. (1975). Psychotropic drugs on general medical and surgical wards of a teaching hospital. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 32(4), 507–511. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1975.01760220119012
Davidson, J. R., D. Raft, B. F. Lewis, and M. Gebhardt. “Psychotropic drugs on general medical and surgical wards of a teaching hospital.Arch Gen Psychiatry 32, no. 4 (April 1975): 507–11. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1975.01760220119012.
Davidson JR, Raft D, Lewis BF, Gebhardt M. Psychotropic drugs on general medical and surgical wards of a teaching hospital. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1975 Apr;32(4):507–11.
Davidson, J. R., et al. “Psychotropic drugs on general medical and surgical wards of a teaching hospital.Arch Gen Psychiatry, vol. 32, no. 4, Apr. 1975, pp. 507–11. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1975.01760220119012.
Davidson JR, Raft D, Lewis BF, Gebhardt M. Psychotropic drugs on general medical and surgical wards of a teaching hospital. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1975 Apr;32(4):507–511.

Published In

Arch Gen Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0003-990X

Publication Date

April 1975

Volume

32

Issue

4

Start / End Page

507 / 511

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Psychiatry
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Internal Medicine
  • Humans