TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - A quantitative analysis of antidepressant and antipsychotic prescriptions following an earthquake in Italy
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - Rossi, Alessandro
A1  - Maggio, Roberto
A1  - Riccardi, Ilaria
A1  - Allegrini, Fabio
A1  - Stratta, Paolo
SP  - 129
EP  - 132
VL  - 24
IS  - 1
N2  - Because natural disasters provoke an increase in mental and medical disorders in survivors, an increase in psychotropic prescriptions has been observed following disasters. This study assesses the pharmacoepidemiology of antidepressant and antipsychotic drug prescriptions after an earthquake in Italy by using an administrative database. Statins and diabetic medications served as control medications. Comparison of the rates in the 6 months after the earthquake to the same period one year before revealed a 37% increase of new prescriptions for antidepressants and a 129% increase for antipsychotic prescriptions. Older age and female gender was associated with the increased number of prescriptions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.20607
ID  - ref1
ER  -