Antidepressant Medication Use among First Nations Peoples Residing Within British Columbia

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ID5364605
AuthorsWardman, Wardman Wardman (Vancouver Native Health Society, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume11
Issue3
Pages43-48
Publication date2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0893-5394 • E-ISSN: 1533-7731
PublisherCenters for American Indian and Alaska Native Health (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5820/aian.1103.2004.43
PMID15536588
OpenAlexW2038374300
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited3

Very little is known about antidepressant medication use among First Nations people in Canada. This information would be useful to begin estimating the prevalence of conditions treated with this class of medications and planning appropriate programs. Antidepressant medication claims for First Nations people residing within British Columbia were extracted from the Non-Insured Health Benefits pharmacy database. During 2001, 9.8% (95% CI = 9.81, 9.79) of the population filled a prescription for antidepressant pharmacotherapy, claimant mean age was 40.3 years and the female:male ratio was approximately 3:1. The most common medications were Paxil, Apo-Amitriptyline, Effexor, and Celexa. Use of this medication class is common and more research is needed in this area of study

Amitriptyline · Antidepressant · Environmental health · Family medicine · Medical prescription · Pharmacotherapy · Population · Psychiatry · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Demography · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pharmacology · Pharmacy

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