Table 2.
Current and past psychiatric treatment in the sample
| Treatment Modality/Agent (N=63 unless otherwise noted) | Current N (%) | Past N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Psychiatrist visits | 10 (15.9%) | 31 (49.2%) |
| Counseling/psychotherapy | 10 (15.9%) | 33 (52.4%) |
| Medication prescribed by primary care physician (PCP) | 23 (36.5%) | 23 (36.5%) |
| Medication prescribed by neurologist | 35 (55.6%) | 11 (17.5%) |
| Medication prescribed by other physician specialty | 10 (15.9%) | 14 (22.2%) |
| Treatment by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant | 7 (11.1%) | 14 (22.2%) |
| Complementary/alternative therapies (eg. yoga, relaxation) | 10 (15.9%) | 18 (28.6%) |
| Other treatmentsa | 3 (4.8%) | 7 (11.1%) |
| Psychiatric hospitalization | N/A | 19 (30.2%) |
| Psychotropic medications overall | 44 (69.8%) | 55 (87.3%) |
| Antidepressants | 36 (57.1%) | 48/62 (77.4%) |
| sertraline | 7 (11.1%) | 19/62 (30.6%) |
| escitalopram | 11 (17.5%) | 16/62 (25.8%) |
| citalopram | 5 (7.9%) | 12/62 (19.4%) |
| fluoxetine | 4 (6.3%) | 20/62 (32.3%) |
| Other anxiolytics for anxiety symptoms | 21 (33.3%) | 27 (42.9%) |
| alprazolam | 3 (4.8%) | 15 (23.8%) |
| clonazepam | 10 (15.9%) | 16 (25.4%) |
| lorazepam | 4 (6.3%) | 9 (14.3%) |
| hydroxyzine | 4 (6.3%) | 5 (7.9%) |
| Atypical antipsychotics | 9 (14.3%) | 11 (17.5%) |
| Lithium | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (3.2%) |
| Mood stabilizing antiseizure medication solely for mood | N/A | 17/ 61 (27.9%) |
| Psychotropic medication adherence (Morisky Scale) N=42 | N/A | |
| forget to take it | 13/ 42 (31.0%) | |
| careless about taking it | 5/ 42 (11.9%) | |
| stop it when feeling better | 3/ 42 (7.1%) | |
| stop it if feel worse when taking it | 2/ 42 (4.8%) |
a
other treatments reported by participants included: work and soccer, though most who reported “other” treatment type did not respond to the question about the specific type of other treatment.