«
Psychotropic medications may help a lot of people, and I think some do see them as a relatively easy and potentially quick fix, but I think others view their problems as
more complex and worry that
medications will only provide a temporary or surface level solution for the difficulties they are facing in their lives.»
This book is open access under a CC BY license.Statistically, women appear to suffer
more frequently from depressive and anxiety disorders, featuring
more regularly in primary care figures for consultations, diagnoses and prescriptions for
psychotropic medication.
To determine whether participants with and without a PersD received different treatment, we assessed the percentage of participants receiving1 or
more of the following: any
psychotropic medication, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines, atypical antidepressants, any psychosocial treatment, relaxation training, 1 or
more cognitive techniques, 1 or
more behavioral techniques, or psychodynamic therapy.