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Table 2 Patient medications ( N = 144)

From: Antidepressant dosage taken by patients with bipolar disorder: factors associated with irregularity

 

Value

Number of antidepressants, n (%)

 

 1

96 (66.7)

 2

39 (27.1)

 3

3 (2.1)

 4

6 (4.2)

Taking mood stabilizer, n (%)

106 (73.6)

Taking benzodiazepine, n (%)

33 (22.9)

Taking antipsychotic, n (%)

57 (39.6)

Total pill burdena, mean ± SD

7.6 ± 5.3

Total number of medicationsa, mean ± SD

4.4 ± 2.1

Antidepressantsc, mean daysb; mean dosage mg ± SD

 

 Bupropionc

86; 277.3 ± 30.3

 Citalopram

92; 37.4 ± 4.6

 Duloxetine

77; 58.8 ± 6.0

 Escitalopram

90; 15.3 ± 2.2

 Paroxetine

87; 20.1 ± 4.1

 Fluoxetine

90; 31.7 ± 6.6

 Sertraline

85; 89.2 ± 9.1

 Venlafaxine

82; 173.8 ± 11.9

  1. aPsychiatric medications only. Calculated as mode for each patient.
  2. bExcluding missing days.
  3. cOnly antidepressants included in ≥10 analysis periods.