- FoI Number
- 2023-101
- Subject
- Antidepressants
- Date Received
- 22/05/2023
- Request and Response
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Please may I request the following information from your health board? For ease of collation, the information could be provided in the tables provided after each question.
1. The numbers total of patients who have been prescribed antidepressants in the each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 so far.
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 so far
Total patients prescribed antidepressants
3964
4036
4160
4380
4409
2861
2. The number of patients under the age of 18 who have been prescribed antidepressants in each of the same years.
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 so far
Total patients under 18 prescribed antidepressants
45
52
62
64
49
32
3. The total number of patients under the age of 18 prescribed each of the following types of antidepressants in each of the same years
Under 18s 2018
Under 18s
2019
Under 18s
2020
Under 18s
2021
Under 18s
2022
Under 18s
2023 so far
SSRIs
26
34
37
45
34
32
SNRIs
3
0
0
0
2
0
NASSAs
2
0
2
1
1
0
TCAs
14
18
23
18
12
9
SARIs
0
0
0
0
0
0
MAOIs
0
0
0
0
0
0
4. The number of patients under 18 who have been prescribed antidepressants in each of the same years, specifically as part of the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and related symptoms.
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 so far
Total patients under 18 prescribed antidepressants as part of treatment for OCD
5. The number of patients under 18 who have begun Talking Therapies (‘psychotherapy’) in each of the same years.
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 so far
Total patients under 18 begun talking therapies
Antidepressants in this instance refers to any of the following classifications of drugs: SSRIs, SNRIs, NASSAs, TCAs, SARIs, and MAOIs.
In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested at Q4 or Q5. NHS Shetland does not have a system to extract this data.
