Original Research Prevalence of Depression and Prescriptions for
Depression prevalence rates for this rural community were greater than rates reported for the Canadian population. The depression prevalence rate for the Aboriginal population was not greater than that for the non-Aboriginal population. Not all patients with depression–anxiety disorders are prescrib...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.527.6536 2023-05-15T16:16:33+02:00 Original Research Prevalence of Depression and Prescriptions for Bella Coola Valley Harvey V Thommasen Md Msc Earle Baggaley Carol Thommasen Bscn William Zhang The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.527.6536 en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.527.6536 Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. https://ww1.cpa-apc.org/Publications/Archives/CJP/2005/may/cjp-may-05-thommasen-OR.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T10:25:48Z Depression prevalence rates for this rural community were greater than rates reported for the Canadian population. The depression prevalence rate for the Aboriginal population was not greater than that for the non-Aboriginal population. Not all patients with depression–anxiety disorders are prescribed antidepressants, and not everyone prescribed an antidepressant has a depression–anxiety disorder. The higher suicide rates reported for First Nations people may be more closely related to something like binge-drinking behaviour than to higher depression rates in this population. Limitations This study was based on a retrospective chart review performed by one clinician. It was difficult to make precise DSM-IV diagnoses on the basis of chart data provided. The results are for one rural community; the applicability to other communities is unclear. Objective: To determine the prevalence of depression–anxiety disorders and the degree to which physicians prescribed antidepressants for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations living in a remote rural community in British Columbia in 2001. Methods: To obtain data for our main outcome measures, we retrospectively reviewed the charts of 2375 patients living in the Bella Coola Valley as of September 2001 and attending the Bella Text First Nations Unknown |
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Depression prevalence rates for this rural community were greater than rates reported for the Canadian population. The depression prevalence rate for the Aboriginal population was not greater than that for the non-Aboriginal population. Not all patients with depression–anxiety disorders are prescribed antidepressants, and not everyone prescribed an antidepressant has a depression–anxiety disorder. The higher suicide rates reported for First Nations people may be more closely related to something like binge-drinking behaviour than to higher depression rates in this population. Limitations This study was based on a retrospective chart review performed by one clinician. It was difficult to make precise DSM-IV diagnoses on the basis of chart data provided. The results are for one rural community; the applicability to other communities is unclear. Objective: To determine the prevalence of depression–anxiety disorders and the degree to which physicians prescribed antidepressants for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations living in a remote rural community in British Columbia in 2001. Methods: To obtain data for our main outcome measures, we retrospectively reviewed the charts of 2375 patients living in the Bella Coola Valley as of September 2001 and attending the Bella |
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