RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The relationship between psychoneurotic status and psychoactive drug prescription in general practice
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 173
OP 177
VO 27
IS 176
A1 G. Harris
A1 J. Latham
A1 B. Mcguiness
A1 A. H. Crisp
YR 1977
UL http://bjgp.org/content/27/176/173.abstract
AB Psychoneurotic scores in a sample of all patients between the ages of 17 and 70 in a group practice have been studied, and the relationship with psychoactive drug prescribing examined. In addition some social factors have been studied, namely, the use of alcohol and tobacco, and self-medication. The psychoneurotic scores of those prescribed psychoactive drugs are significantly higher than those for the general population, but do not fall after treatment.