Journal article
Pattern of psychotropic medication use over two decades in Australian women
AL Stuart, M Mohebbi, JA Pasco, SE Quirk, SL Brennan-Olsen, M Berk, LJ Williams
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objective: Few population-based studies have been used to investigate secular trends in psychotropic medication use. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine psychotropic medication use over time using data from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study, an on-going, population-based, cohort study of Australian women. Methods: Of the 1494 women recruited at Time 1 (1993–1997), self-reported medication use from Time 2 (2004–2008) and/or Time 3 (2011–2014) was available for 889 women. Prevalence of antidepressant/antipsychotic/anxiolytic/sedative/anticonvulsant use by age and cohort strata was calculated using bootstrapping methods. Simultaneous age-cohort patterns were evaluated using logistic re..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The Geelong Osteoporosis Study is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC of Australia, projects 299831, 628582, 1009367, 1026265, 1021345, 1104438). The funding body played no part in the design or conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis and interpretation of the data, or preparation, review or approval of the manuscript.