A point prevalence study of the use of psychotropic medication in an acute general hospital

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 967-975

  Brunero, Scott ^a   Wand, Anne P F ^b   Lamont, Scott ^a   John, Lisa ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

elderly; general hospital; medication; prescribing; psychotropic

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; MELATONIN; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; ZOLPIDEM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL AUDIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; BENZODIAZEPINES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 84954313390     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161021500232X     Document Type: Article

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