Publications by authors named "Ajit Avasth"
Background: There are very few studies from India which have evaluated the prescription pattern for antidepressants by psychiatrists for treatment of depression.
Aim: To study the psychotropic prescription patterns of patients with first episode depression from diverse settings including teaching institutions in public and private sectors and even privately run psychiatric clinics.
Materials And Methods: Prescription data of 706 patients with first episode depression, who participated in the IPS multicentric study, were evaluated.