Some Current Factors Influencing the Prescribing and Use of Psychiatric Drugs

• Published in: Public health reports (1974) Vol. 107; no. 1; pp. 47 - 53
• Main Author: POULSEN, R. L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health 01.01.1992; Association of Schools of Public Health; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Advertising as Topic; Biological and medical sciences; Consumer advertising; Consumer Advocacy; Drug Industry; Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data; Drug Utilization - statistics & numerical data; Drugs; Food law; Forecasting; Health care costs; Health Planning; Health Policy; Humans; Medical sciences; Mental health; Miscellaneous; Neuropharmacology; Pharmaceutical industry; Pharmaceutical preparations; Pharmacists; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Physicians; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - trends; Prescription drugs; Psychotherapy; Psychotropic Drugs - therapeutic use; Psychotropics; Referral and Consultation; Social Change; United States; United States Food and Drug Administration; United States; North America; America; Human; Supervisory institution; Health staff; Medical prescription; Psychotropic; Chemist; Physician; Pharmaceutical industry; Public health
• ISSN: 0033-3549; 1468-2877

A reprise of selected known factors about the influences affecting the prescribing and use of drugs, and some new developments in the drug marketplace, are the basis for this summary and observations about future expectations regarding psychotherapeutic agents. This information can be used to assist in formulating or updating, or both, conceptualizations and hypotheses for future policy and research planning in this area.