The effects of medication assessment on psychotropic drug use in the community-dwelling elderly

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 473-484

  Rikala, Maria ^a   Korhonen, Maarit Jaana ^b   Sulkava, Raimo ^a,c   Hartikainen, Sirpa ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Leppavirta Health Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

antidepressant; antipsychotic; hypnotic; medication assessment; older people

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERVIEW; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79960580283     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210001547     Document Type: Article

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