One-Third of patients prescribed anti-depressants receive proper follow-up

Over at Postpartum Progress I read an article about a study that found that only 1/3 of patients prescribed anti-depressants receive proper follow-up. In the January 2010 issue of Psychiatric Services, research concluded "Patients receiving their initial prescription from psychiatrists were nearly five times as likely as patients receiving their initial prescription from primary care providers to receive guideline-concordant follow-up care." There were 4,102 patients reviewed and only 31% received follow-up visits keeping with accepted guidelines.