Table 3 Visits to hospital specialists associated with the first antidepressant prescription
Consultant specialty | Ages 5–11 (n = 2330) | Ages 12–17 (n = 30,701) | SSRI (n = 22,130) | TCA (n = 10,489) | Any antidepressant ages 5–17 (n = 33,031) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Any paediatric or psychiatric | 1157 (49.7%) | 10,992 (35.8%) | 8387 (37.9%) | 3625 (34.6%) | 12,149 (36.8%) |
Adult mental illness | 13 (0.6%) | 900 (2.9%) | 833 (3.8%) | 54 (0.5%) | 913 (2.8%) |
Child and adolescent psychiatry | 285 (12.2%) | 5770 (18.8%) | 5463 (24.7%) | 522 (5.0%) | 6055 (18.3%) |
Forensic psychiatry | < 10 | 10 (< 0.1%) | < 10 | < 10 | 10 (< 0.1%) |
Paediatric neurology | 124 (5.3%) | 567 (1.8%) | 259 (1.2%) | 424 (4.0%) | 691 (2.1%) |
Paediatrics | 1000 (42.9%) | 6154 (20.0%) | 3940 (17.8%) | 3144 (30.0%) | 7154 (21.7%) |
Psychotherapy | 13 (0.6%) | 79 (0.3%) | 53 (0.2%) | 39 (0.4%) | 92 (0.3%) |