BACKGROUND: The prevalence of @entity162 in the community is under debate and the prescription of antidepressant drugs (ADs) in @entity162 appears to be an underestimated problem. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prevalence of @entity162 by means of a screening instrument in seven communities within six regions of Italy and evaluate the appropriateness and number of prescriptions for @entity162 . METHODS:                 <AbstractText Label="STUDY DESIGN" NlmCategory="METHODS">community survey. STUDY POPULATION: samples randomly drawn, after stratification from the adult population of municipal records. SAMPLE SIZE: 4999 @entity1 from seven communities within six regions of Italy. Tools: questionnaire on psychotropic drug consumption, prescription, health services utilization; Structured Clinical Interview NP for DSM-IV modified (ANTAS); @entity1316 Questionnaire (MDQ). Training: interviewers were trained psychologists or medical doctors. STUDY LIMITATIONS: the population studied did not represent a nationally representative multistage clustered area probability sample of households. RESULTS: 3398 subjects were interviewed (68% of recruited sample). Positivity at MDQ (MDQ+) was higher in males (3.4% vs. 2.8%) but the difference was not significant (OR=1.2, P=0.37). The association between MDQ+ and @entity308 ( @entity308 ) was statistically significant for both males (OR=14.9, P<0.0001) and females (OR=8.3, P<0.001); 30% of subjects with MDQ+ and @entity308 lifetime diagnosis were taking ADs. CONCLUSIONS: These overall rates of being MDQ+ are similar to community surveys conducted within USA and the use of ADs in @entity1 with MDQ+ and @entity308 diagnoses are.

The lifetime prevalence of XXXX and the use of antidepressant drugs in @entity162 in Italy.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['people'] @entity1316 :: ('MESH:D019964', 'Disease') :: ['Mood Disorder'] @entity162 :: ('MESH:D001714', 'Disease') :: ['bipolar depression', 'bipolar spectrum disorders', 'ADs in bipolar depression', 'bipolar disorders'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['MDD', 'Major Depressive Disorder']
@entity162 :: (MESH:D001714,Disease) :: ['bipolar disorders']
