Table 4.
Antidepressant prescribing for each drug class by age group, sex and SIMD quintile
| SSRI antidepressant | Tricyclic antidepressant | Other antidepressant | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1996 | 2000–2001 | 2006–2007 | 1995–1996 | 2000–2001 | 2006–2007 | 1995–1996 | 2000–2001 | 2006–2007 | |
| Age group, years | |||||||||
| 16-24 | 2.1 (1111) | 4.7 (2286) | 4.3(2188) | 1.5(802) | 1.4(705) | 0.9 (476) | 0.1 (37) | 0.5 (265) | 0.8 (388) |
| 25-34 | 4.2(2411) | 8.6 (4278) | 9.0(3841) | 3.7(2140) | 3.3(1657) | 2.9(1216) | 0.2(101) | 1.2(606) | 2.1 (881) |
| 35-64 | 4.2(6148) | 7.9(12 551) | 9.4(15 092) | 6.2 (9058) | 6.0 (9297) | 5.8 (9327) | 0.2(351) | 1.3 (2004) | 2.2 (3563) |
| 65-84 | 2.5(1526) | 5.3 (3260) | 6.3(4091) | 7.0 (4239) | 7.7 (4754) | 8.2 (5295) | 0.1 (89) | 0.8 (478) | 1.7(1080) |
| 85+ | 2.6(195) | 6.0 (498) | 7.6 (667) | 6.9(517) | 8.2 (675) | 6.7 (584) | 0.1 (6) | 0.8 (63) | 2.3 (205) |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 2.1 (3244) | 4.4 (6664) | 4.9 (7666) | 3.1 (4702) | 3.4(5139) | 3.4 (5236) | 0.1 (181) | 0.7(1138) | 1.4(2186) |
| Female | 4.7(8147) | 9.5(16 209) | 10.6(18213) | 7.0(12 054) | 7.0(11 949) | 6.8(11 662) | 0.2 (403) | 1.3(2278) | 2.3(3931) |
| SIMD quintile | |||||||||
| 1 (affluent) | 1.8(1578) | 4.2 (3267) | 5.0 (3708) | 2.6 (2259) | 3.9(2241) | 3.2 (2455) | 0.1 (75) | 0.5(413) | 1.0(697) |
| 2 | 4.3 (2932) | 9.0 (6063) | 8.9 (6770) | 6.3(4313) | 6.7 (4546) | 6.6 (4597) | 0.2(135) | 1.2(840) | 2.0(1366) |
| 3 | 2.7(1947) | 5.2 (3800) | 5.7 (4264) | 3.7 (2689) | 3.8 (2749) | 3.9(2891) | 0.1 (93) | 0.7 (537) | 1.2(933) |
| 4 | 1.8(2155) | 3.4 (4243) | 3.7 (4828) | 2.6(3176) | 2.5(3137) | 2.3(3061) | 0.1 (88) | 0.5 (569) | 1.0(1191) |
| 5 (deprived) | 3.5 (2548) | 6.7(5091) | 7.7 (5893) | 5.5 (4029) | 5.5(4161) | 4.8 (3686) | 0.2(181) | 1.3(992) | 2.4(1846) |
| Missing | 1.4(231) | 3.0 (409) | 1.6(416) | 1.8(290) | 1.9(254) | 1.5(208) | 0.1 (12) | 0.5(65) | 1.0(84) |
SIMD = Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.