Psychotropic drug utilization among elderly nursing home residents in the United States

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 655-

  Bhattacharjee, Sandipan ^a   Karkare, Swapna U ^a   Kamble, Pravin ^a   Aparasu, Rajender R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

DRUG UTILIZATION; GERIATRIC CARE; NURSING HOME; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954266003     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.61.7.655     Document Type: Short Survey

References (2)

1. Hughes CM, Lapane KL: Administrative initiatives for reducing inappropriate prescribing of psychotropic drugs in nursing homes: how successful have they been? Drugs and Aging 22:339-351, 2005
2. National Nursing Home Survey Documentation. Atlanta, Ga, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004. Available at ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health- Statistics/NCHS/Dataset-Documentation/NNHS/nnhs04