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© 2021 Shiina et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

In many developed nations, the number of people with mental disorders is rapidly increasing [3]. [...]mental health not only affects individuals, but also influences societal wellbeing [4]. In addition to enhanced convenience, OTC drugs may be advantageous compared with medical drugs prescribed by a physician in terms of confidentiality and ease of administration. [...]in Japan and other developed nations, the utilization of OTC drugs is an important consideration for healthcare systems. According to their answer to the first question, we stratified the participants into three groups: “patients” (those who were currently experiencing psychiatric problems at the time of the survey), “former-patients” (those who had previously experienced psychiatric problems but were no longer affected), and “non-patients” (those who had never experienced any psychiatric problems). Because this study was an anonymous questionnaire survey, we did not receive any personal information from the participants or from Rakuten Insight.

Details

Title
Need for self-medication using over-the-counter psychoactive agents: A national survey in Japan
Author
Shiina, Akihiro; Niitsu, Tomihisa; Iyo, Masaomi
First page
e0245866
Section
Research Article
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Jan 2021
Publisher
Public Library of Science
e-ISSN
19326203
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2480722363
Copyright
© 2021 Shiina et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.