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- Title
"Diet pills" and major depression in the Canadian population.
- Authors
Patten, Scott B.; Patten, S B
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To evaluate epidemiological associations between self-reported diet pill consumption and major depressive episodes (MDEs), using data from a large-scale, cross-sectional survey of the Canadian population.<bold>Methods: </bold>Data from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) were used in this analysis. The NPHS interview included a brief version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) depression section, known as the CIDI Short Form for Major Depression (CIDI-SFMD), as well as provision for self-reported medication use.<bold>Results: </bold>Approximately 0.5% of the population reported the use of diet pills. Diet pill use was more common among women than among men. At the time of data collection (1996-1997), the most commonly used medication was fenfluramine (since withdrawn from the market because of cardiovascular toxicity). The use of these medications was strongly associated with MDE: the annual prevalence among persons reporting use was 17.1% (95% CI, 8.6 to 25.6), approximately 4 times the underlying population rate.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Because the NPHS was a general health survey, and because self-reported exposure to these medications was relatively uncommon, the data did not permit a detailed multivariate analysis. These findings, however, indicate that depressive psychopathology is strongly associated with the use of appetite-suppressant medications.
- Subjects
CANADA; APPETITE depressants; MENTAL depression; COMPARATIVE studies; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; SEROTONIN uptake inhibitors; EVALUATION research; DISEASE prevalence; CROSS-sectional method; DIET fads
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2001, Vol 46, Issue 5, p438
- ISSN
0706-7437
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/070674370104600510