Trends in GP prescribing of psychotropic medications among young patients aged 16–24 years: a case study analysis

BMC Psychiatry

Table 3 Amount, prescription rate per head of people with mental health condition, IRR of number of prescriptions in inner eastern Melbourne region, 2009–2014

Category	Number of prescriptions	Number of patients	IRR	95% CI	p-value
Year of visit
2009	1791	4394	1 (ref)
2010	1837	4353	1.04	0.93–1.15	0.490
2011	1987	4230	1.15	1.04–1.27	0.009*
2012	2037	4133	1.21	1.09–1.34	< 0.001*
2013	2182	3977	1.35	1.21–1.49	< 0.001*
2014	2100	3816	1.35	1.21–1.50	< 0.001*
^aGender
Male	3850	3328	1(ref)
Female	8078	5774	1.15	1.08–1.22	< 0.001*
Age group
16–17 years	1074	2455	1 (ref)
18–20 years	3442	4093	1.58	1.43–1.75	< 0.001*
21–24 years	7418	6617	1.93	1.75–2.11	< 0.001*

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