Antidepressant prescribing by drug class, crude and age–sex-standardised rates
| SSRI antidepressant | Tricyclic antidepressant | Other antidepressant | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1996 | 2000–2001 | 2006–2007 | 1995–1996 | 2000–2001 | 2006–2007 | 1995–1996 | 2000–2001 | 2006–2007 | |
| Total number of patients | 11 391 | 22 873 | 25 879 | 16 756 | 17 088 | 16 898 | 584 | 3416 | 6117 |
| Crude rate (% patients prescribed each drug) | 3.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Difference in crude rate, 2007–1995 (95% CI) | 4.4 (4.30 to 4.50) | 0.0 (–0.001 to 0.001) | 1.7 (1.64 to 1.74) | ||||||
| Age–sex-standardised ratea | 3.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Difference in standardised rate 2007–1995 (95% CI) | 4.3 (4.20 to 4.50) | –0.3 (–0.16 to –0.37) | 1.7 (1.62 to 1.72) | ||||||
↵a Directly standardised to the 1995/1996 Tayside population. SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.