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Elin O Rosvold

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PubMed2005

Use of psychotropic drugs in an urban adolescent population: the impact of health-related variables, lifestyle and sociodemographic factors--The Oslo Health Study 2000-2001.

AIMS: The aims of the study were to examine use of psychotropic drugs among 15-16 years old adolescents and to study the association between use of drugs and health-related, lifestyle and sociodemographic factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The youth part of the Oslo Health Study 2000-2001 included all individuals in 10th grade in Oslo County, Norway. A total of 3612 boys and 3695 girls, participated, giving a participation rate of 86.1% for boys and 90.6% for girls. All students filled in two self-administered questionnaires on various health behaviours, including use of medicines. Persons who reported use of hypnotics, anxiolytics and/or antidepressants during the last 4 weeks were defined as users. Data were analysed using bivariate and multivariate techniques. RESULTS: In all, 3.4% boys and 3.7% girls had used one or more psychotropic drugs during the last 4 weeks. Multivariate analyses revealed that mental disorders, seeing a psychologist/psychiatrist and use of prescription analgesics were significantly associated with the use of psychotropic drugs for both genders. Smoking, exposure to violence and lower education plans were registered as important factors for males only, whilst for females the factor 'one parent not working' was registered as significant. CONCLUSION: The proportion of psychotropic drug users in this young population was relatively low, under 4% and similar for males and females. Analyses of various factors associated with use of psychotropic drugs show that health, physical and mental, are the most important factors, and that lifestyle and socio-economic factors are of minor importance.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2002

Illness behaviour among Norwegian physicians.

BACKGROUND: Information on physicians' illness behaviour is to a large extent based on studies of selected groups of physicians. The objective of this paper is to study self-treatment and help-seeking behaviour in a nationwide representative sample of physicians. RESULTS: In total, 70% of 1,476 physicians answered a mailed, anonymous questionnaire as a part of the Norwegian Medical Association's health survey. Of these, 75% had performed self-treatment during the last three years. Treatment by spouse, friends, and colleagues was also frequent. Of those who used prescription medicine, 73% were self-prescribing it; 13% of the physicians had negative experiences with self-treatment. Some 56% stated that they would prefer to seek help for somatic problems from a physician to whom they had no personal ties, and 50% would seek help for mental problems elsewhere than in the mental health care facilities located where they lived. CONCLUSION: Most physicians practise self-treatment when they are ill, and although they prefer to be treated by a physician they do not have personal ties to, many contact friends and colleagues when they need help from another physician.

Adult↗