%0 Journal Article %1 lewer2015antidepressant %A Lewer, Dan %A O`Reilly, Claire %A Mojtabai, Ramin %A Evans-Lacko, Sara %D 2015 %I The Royal College of Psychiatrists %J The British Journal of Psychiatry %K 2015 EB_input2015 Eurobarometer FDZ_IUP SCIEindexed SCOPUSindexed SSCIindexed article checked indexproved input2015 review_proved %N 3 %P 221-226 %R 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.156786 %T Antidepressant use in 27 European countries: associations with sociodemographic, cultural and economic factors %U http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/207/3/221 %V 207 %X Background: Prescribing of antidepressants varies widely between European countries despite no evidence of difference in the prevalence of affective disorders. Aims: To investigate associations between the use of antidepressants, country-level spending on healthcare and country-level attitudes towards mental health problems. Method: We used Eurobarometer 2010, a large general population survey from 27 European countries, to measure antidepressant use and regularity of use. We then analysed the associations with country-level spending on healthcare and country-level attitudes towards mental health problems. Results: Higher country spending on healthcare was strongly associated with regular use of antidepressants. Beliefs that mentally ill people are 'dangerous' were associated with higher use, and beliefs that they 'never recover' or 'have themselves to blame' were associated with lower and less regular use of antidepressants. Conclusions: Contextual factors, such as healthcare spending and public attitudes towards mental illness, may partly explain variations in antidepressant use and regular use of these medications.

@article{lewer2015antidepressant, abstract = {Background: Prescribing of antidepressants varies widely between European countries despite no evidence of difference in the prevalence of affective disorders. Aims: To investigate associations between the use of antidepressants, country-level spending on healthcare and country-level attitudes towards mental health problems. Method: We used Eurobarometer 2010, a large general population survey from 27 European countries, to measure antidepressant use and regularity of use. We then analysed the associations with country-level spending on healthcare and country-level attitudes towards mental health problems. Results: Higher country spending on healthcare was strongly associated with regular use of antidepressants. Beliefs that mentally ill people are 'dangerous' were associated with higher use, and beliefs that they 'never recover' or 'have themselves to blame' were associated with lower and less regular use of antidepressants. Conclusions: Contextual factors, such as healthcare spending and public attitudes towards mental illness, may partly explain variations in antidepressant use and regular use of these medications.}, added-at = {2019-03-20T18:49:19.000+0100}, author = {Lewer, Dan and O`Reilly, Claire and Mojtabai, Ramin and Evans-Lacko, Sara}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/245d6a85206a8edccf80fdb84e1705339/gesis_dump}, doi = {10.1192/bjp.bp.114.156786}, eprint = {http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/207/3/221.full.pdf}, interhash = {317f66ffe068d2ecc717fe996ff2dde6}, intrahash = {45d6a85206a8edccf80fdb84e1705339}, issn = {0007-1250}, journal = {The British Journal of Psychiatry}, keywords = {2015 EB_input2015 Eurobarometer FDZ_IUP SCIEindexed SCOPUSindexed SSCIindexed article checked indexproved input2015 review_proved}, note = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.114.156786. (Eurobarometer)}, number = 3, pages = {221-226}, publisher = {The Royal College of Psychiatrists}, study = {Eurobarometer 2010}, tagadata-svko-dda-test = {10715}, tagadata-svkoddatest2 = {10708}, timestamp = {2019-10-01T13:01:16.000+0200}, title = {Antidepressant use in 27 European countries: associations with sociodemographic, cultural and economic factors}, url = {http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/207/3/221}, volume = 207, year = 2015 }