Wardman Dennis, Khan Nadia
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Pacific Region, Health Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. 2004 Nov 5;11(3):43-8. doi: 10.5820/aian.1103.2004.43.
Very little is known about antidepressant medication use among First Nations people in Canada. This information would be useful to begin estimating the prevalence of conditions treated with this class of medications and planning appropriate programs. Antidepressant medication claims for First Nations people residing within British Columbia were extracted from the Non-Insured Health Benefits pharmacy database. During 2001, 9.8% (95% CI = 9.81, 9.79) of the population filled a prescription for antidepressant pharmacotherapy, claimant mean age was 40.3 years and the female:male ratio was approximately 3:1. The most common medications were Paxil, Apo-Amitriptyline, Effexor, and Celexa. Use of this medication class is common and more research is needed in this area of study.
关于加拿大原住民使用抗抑郁药物的情况，人们知之甚少。这些信息对于初步估算使用此类药物治疗的疾病患病率以及规划适当的项目将很有帮助。居住在不列颠哥伦比亚省的原住民的抗抑郁药物报销申请是从非参保健康福利药房数据库中提取的。2001年期间，9.8%（95%置信区间=9.81，9.79）的人口开具了抗抑郁药物治疗的处方，索赔人的平均年龄为40.3岁，女性与男性的比例约为3:1。最常用的药物是帕罗西汀、阿波-阿米替林、文拉法辛和西酞普兰。这类药物的使用很普遍，在这一研究领域还需要更多的研究。
