Attitudes and behaviour towards psychotropic drug prescribing in Swedish primary care: a questionnaire study
Abstract Background The prescribing of psychotropic drugs, i.e. antidepressants, sedatives (anxiolytics, hypnotics), and antipsychotics is considerable and a large proportion is prescribed by general practitioners (GPs). There are concerns about dependency and medicalisation, and treatment decisions...
Main Authors: | Staffan A. Svensson, Tove M. Hedenrud, Susanna M. Wallerstedt |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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Series: | BMC Family Practice |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-018-0885-4 |
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