Psychotropic drug use and cognitive decline among older men and women

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 567-574

  Dealberto, Marie José ^a,b   Mcavay, Gail J ^b   Seeman, Teresa ^c   Berkman, Lisa ^d  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Cognitive change; Elderly; Epidemiology; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BENZODIAZEPINES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031009539     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199705)12:5<567::AID-GPS552>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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