An overview of antipsychotic drug prescribing trends (initiation/prevalence) in UK primary care from 1995 to 2018: analysis of electronic health records from over 790 general practices
Antipsychotic drug initiation decreased after 2001, stabilising from 2005 onward. Prevalence remained relatively consistent throughout the study period. Women had higher initiation and prevalence than men. However, both genders showed increased prescribing with age and socioeconomic deprivation.
Authors
- Claudia Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2777-7616)
- Juan Carlos Bazo‐Alvarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6169-8049)
- Patricia Schartau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3532-8140)
- Salma Samsuddin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4538-5795)
- Irene Petersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0037-7524)
- Joseph Hayes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2286-3862)
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10815
- Primary Topic
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00