Accuracy of prescribing documentation by UK junior doctors undertaking psychiatry placements: a multi-centre observational study

Table 2 Documentation of prescribing rationale of psychotropic vs. non-psychotropic drugs (total n = 780)

Drug	Documented rationale for prescribing, yes	OR^a	(95% CI)	P
Drug	n (%)	OR^a	(95% CI)	P
Non-psychotropic drugs	153 (81.8)	1.00	–	–
All psychotropic drugs	309 (52.1)	0.24	(0.16–0.36)	< 0.001
Antipsychotics	113 (48.7)	0.21	(0.13–0.33)	< 0.001
Anti-depressants	48 (44.9)	0.18	(0.11–0.31)	< 0.001
Benzodiazepines & hypnotic drugs	101 (55.8)	0.28	(0.17–0.45)	< 0.001
Anti-cholinergics	21 (60.0)	0.33	(0.15–0.72)	0.005
Lithium	21 (87.5)	1.70	(0.45–6.00)	0.410

OR Odds ratio, CI confidence interval
^aOdds ratios are for unadjusted model—adjusting for confounders did not alter results

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