Research note: Urban‐rural differences in tranquilliser prescribing: a critique of the ‘minimalist’ position

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Sociology of Health & IllnessVolume 9, Issue 3 p. 318-324 Free Access Research note: Urban-rural differences in tranquilliser prescribing: a critique of the ‘minimalist’ position Paul Williams, Paul Williams General Practice Research Unit Institute of Psychiatry de Crespigny Park London SE5 6AF UKSearch for more papers by this authorJonathan Gabe, Jonathan Gabe General Practice Research Unit Institute of Psychiatry de Crespigny Park London SE5 6AF UKSearch for more papers by this author Paul Williams, Paul Williams General Practice Research Unit Institute of Psychiatry de Crespigny Park London SE5 6AF UKSearch for more papers by this authorJonathan Gabe, Jonathan Gabe General Practice Research Unit Institute of Psychiatry de Crespigny Park London SE5 6AF UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: September 1987 https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.ep10957953Citations: 3AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Baksaas-Aasen, I. (1975) Drug Dose Statistics. List of Defined Doses for Drugs Registered in Norway, Oslo : Norsk Medisinaldepot. Bruun, K. (1983) Controlling Psychotropic Drugs: the Nordic Experience, London : Croom Helm. Durkheim, E. (1983) The Division of Labour in Society, Toronto : Macmillan. Crothers, C. (1979) On the myth of rural tranquillity: comment on Webb and Collette. American Journal of Sociology, 84, 1441– 1445. Gabe, J. and Williams, P. (1986) Rural tranquillity? Urban-rural differences in tranquilliser prescribing. Social Science and Medicine, 22, 1059– 1066. Cans, H. (1968) Urbanism and suburbanism as ways of life. In R. Pahl (ed.), Readings in Urban Sociology, London : Pergamon. Hemminki, E. (1983) Consumption of psychotropic drugs. In K. Bruun (ed.), Controlling Psychotropic Drugs: the Nordic Experience, London : Croom Helm. Horobin, G. and Mclntosh, J. (1977) Responsibility in general practice. In M. Stacey, M. Reid, C. Heath and R. Dingwall (eds.), Health and the Division of Labour, London : Croom Helm. Horobin, G. and Mclntosh, J. (1983) Time, risk and routine in general practice. Sociology of Health and Illness, 5, 312– 331. King, D., Griffiths, K., Reilly P. and Merrett, J. (1982) Psychotropic drug use in Northern Ireland 1966–1980: prescribing, inter- and intra-regional comparisons and relationship to demographic and socioeconomic variables. Psychological Medicine 12, 819– 833. Martin, J.P. (1957) Social Aspects of Prescribing London , Heinemann. Mclntosh, J. and Horobin, G. (1978) General practice in remote areas: attractions, expectations and experiences. Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 28, 227– 232. Newby, H. (1977) The Deferential Worker London : Allen Lane. Newby, H. (1979) Green And Pleasant Land? Social Change in Rural England, London : Hutchinson. Norton, B. & Klein, H. (1980) More on the myth of rural tranquillity. American Journal of Sociology, 85, 956– 958. Pahl, R. (1968) The rural-urban continuum. In R. Pahl (ed.), Readings in Urban Sociology, London , Pergamon . Parish, P. (1971) The prescribing of psychotropic drugs in general practice. Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 21, supplement 4, 1– 77. Saunder, P. (1981) Social Theory and the Urban Question London : Hutchinson. Simmel, G. (1950) The metropolis and mental life. In K. Wolff (ed.), The Sociology of George Simmel, New York : Free Press. Tonnies, F. (1887) Community and Society, New York : Harper Row. Webb, S. & Collette, J. (1977) Rural-urban differences in the use of stress-alleviative drugs. American Journal of Sociology, 83, 700– 707. Webb, S. & Collette, J. (1979) Rural-urban differences: new data and new conclusions. American Journal of Sociology, 84, 1446– 1452. Webb, S. (1984) Rural-urban differences in mental health. In H.L. Freeman (ed.), Mental Health and the Environment, London : Churchill Livingstone. Williams, P., Bellantuono, C., Fiorio R. & Tanseila, M. (1986) ‘Psychotropic drug use in Italy: national trends and regional differences. Psychological Medicine, 16, 841– 50. Williams, R. (1973) The Country and the City London : Charto & Windus. Wirth, I. (1938) Urbanism as a way of life. American Journal of Sociology, 44, 1– 24. Citing Literature Volume9, Issue3September 1987Pages 318-324 This article also appears in:Beyond behavior ReferencesRelatedInformation