Psychotropic drug utilization in long-term-care facilities for the elderly in Ontario, Canada

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-233

  Conn, David K ^a,b   Ferguson, Ian ^c   Mandelman, Krystyna ^b,d   Ward, Carol ^e  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Providence Centre   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DOXEPIN; HALOPERIDOL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; LOXAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; OLANZAPINE; OXAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; PERPHENAZINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; TEMAZEPAM; TRAZODONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING HOME; PRESCRIPTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRIA; CANADA; DENMARK; HUMANS; IRELAND; ITALY; LONG-TERM CARE; MENTAL DISORDERS; ONTARIO; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032880502     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610299005797     Document Type: Article

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