Table 5. Prevalence of psychotropic drug use during one year in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

	Male (n = 524)		Female (n = 684)		Total(n = 1208)
	%	IC95%	%	IC95%	%	IC95%
Psychotropic (general)*	6.56	4.26–8.86	14.72	11.76–17.68	11.18	9.21–13.14
Antidepressive*	1.67	0.56–2.79	6.83	4.70–8.97	4.60	3.28–5.90
1a generation	0.61	0–1.31	1.17	0.19–2.15	0.99	0.30–1.56
2a generation	1.06	0.18–1.93	5.98	4.01–7.95	3.84	2.65–5.03
Anorectics	1.53	0.31–2.76	3.91	2.21–5.60	2.88	1.78–3.98
Mood stabilizers	1.03	0.04–2.02	2.32	1.02–3.61	1.76	0.91–2.61
Tranquilizers	1.04	0.18–1.89	2.30	0.98–3.62	1.75	0.92–2.59
Antipsychotics	0.79	0.02–1.56	1.75	0.70–2.86	1.33	0.65–2.02
typical	0.79	0.02–1.56	1.59	0.59–2.60	1.24	0.58–1.90
atypical	0	0	0.44	0–1.08	0.25	0–0.61
Others	1.58	0.55–2.61	2.20	1.07–3.33	0.84	0.40–1.29
Anticholinergics	0.75	0–1.64	0	0	0.33	0–0.71
Barbiturates	0.07	0–0.22	0.44	0–1.08	0.28	0–0.64
Alcoholism treatment	0.37	0–1.07	0.22	0–0.55	0.28	0–0.65
Hypnotics*	0	0	0.40	0–0.97	0.22	0–0.55
Attention Deficit	0	0	0.57	0–0.17	0.03	0–0.10

^*p<0.001.