Family practice
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Do GPs prescribe antidepressants differently for South Asian patients?
In spite of evidence from controlled trials and published guidelines, general practitioners prescribe antidepressants in lower doses and for shorter courses than are recommended [2]. However, these studies have not examined the effect of ethnicity on antidepressant prescribing by general practitioners. ⋯ The results suggest that successful drug treatment of depressed South Asian patients may be less likely than in White patients.