Withdrawal of psychotropic drugs decreases the risk of falls requiring treatment

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 160-167

  Salonoja, M ^a   Salminen, M ^b   Vahlberg, T ^b   Aarnio, P ^a,b   Kivela S L ^a,b,c  

^a SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Falls; Medical treatment requiring falls; Psychotropic drugs; Risk factor for falls

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 80054950171     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.02.015     Document Type: Article

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