Table 1.

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample studied

Variable	Category	Number of cases	% of the sample
Age	30-45 years	26	21.8
Mean Age 56.1 ± 12.0	45-60 years	53	44.5
Rank 30-82	60-75 years	31	26.1
	> 75 years	9	7.6
Sex	Male	28	23.5
	Female	91	76.5
Educational level	Can read and write	18	15.1
	Primary	61	51.3
	Secondary	21	17.6
	University	19	16.0
ICD-10 diagnosis*	Bipolar disorder	28	23.5
	Depressive episode	18	15.1
	Recurrent depression	31	26.1
	Dysthymia	42	35.3
History of psychiatric admissions	No	89	74.8
	1	19	16.0
	2	3	2.5
	3	2	1.7
	≥4	6	5.0
No. of Psychiatrists	1	29	24.4
Mean 3.4 ± 2.6	2	31	26.1
Rank 1-15	3	19	16.0
Mode 1; Median 3	≥4	40	33.5
Psychotropic drugs	One drug	19	16.0
Mean 2.92 ± 1.45 drugs	Two drugs	29	24.4
Rank 1-8	Three drugs	37	31.1
Polypharmacy %	Four drugs	16	13.4
	Five or more drugs	18	15.1
Treatment	Antidepressants	97	81.5
	Tricyclics	7	5.9
	SSRIs	67	56.3
	SNSRIs	67	56.3
	Benzodiazepines	96	80.7
	Antipsychotics	19	16
	Conventional	2	1.7
	Atypical	18	15.1
	Mood stabilizers	22	18.5
	Anticholinergics	2	1.7
Self-reported adherence	Adherent	59	49.6
	Non-adherent	60	50.4

Abbreviations: ICD International Classification of Diseases, SNRIs Selective Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors, SSRIs Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors.