Consumption of psychotropic medication in the elderly: A re-evaluation of its effect on cognitive performance

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 874-878

  Allard, Jacques ^a   Artero, Sylvaine ^b   Ritchie, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Elderly; Psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0142060627     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.891     Document Type: Article

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