Elderly patients treated with psychotropic medicines admitted to hospital: associated characteristics and inappropriate use.

Xavier VidalAntònia AgustíAntoni VallanoFrancesc FormigaAntonio Fernández MoyanoJuana GarcíaAlfonso López-SotoNieves Ramírez-DuqueOlga H TorresJosé BarbéAntonio San-Josénull null

Published in: European journal of clinical pharmacology (2016)

Psychotropics are widely used in the elderly population and often their use is inappropriate. Female gender, a poor functional status and polypharmacy, are the characteristics linked to their use. Interventional strategies should be focused on patients with these characteristics.

Keyphrases

middle aged
mental health
community dwelling
emergency department
adverse drug