Table 2

Antidepressant therapy prescribing to participants with HADS-D <8.

Antidepressant prescribingIndicationn = 414 (%)
None369 (89)
CurrentHistory of depression recorded32 (8)
Anxiety5 (1)
Pain management5 (1)
Unclear3 (<1)
  • HADS-D ≥8 = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale score for the depression subscale indicating ‘no depression’.