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SUBMITTER: English BA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4335312 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
English Brett A BA Dortch Marcus M Ereshefsky Larry L Jhee Stanford S
Current psychiatry reports 20120801 4
In recent years, the growing numbers of patients seeking care for a wide range of psychiatric illnesses in the primary care setting has resulted in an increase in the number of psychotropic medications prescribed. Along with the increased utilization of psychotropic medications, considerable variability is noted in the prescribing patterns of primary care providers and psychiatrists. Because psychiatric patients also suffer from a number of additional medical comorbidities, the increased utiliza ...[more]