Residents of nursing and residential homes are often prescribed medication for physical and
mental ill‐health with resultant polypharmacy and the possibility of iatrogenic disorders …

Objective The aim of the present study was to map out what kind of psychotropic drugs are
prescribed for elderly residents in assisted-living homes and how they relate to age, sex …

Psychopathology is common in elderly nursing home residents, and the use of
psychotropics in this setting is likewise common. According to the current literature, however …

Background. Although psychoactive medications have substantial side effects in the elderly,
these drugs are used frequently in nursing homes. Few interventions have succeeded in …

The growing awareness of the increased risk of harmful drug side effects has led to a
reexamination of the widespread use of psychotropic medications with elderly patients in …

We reviewed 19 studies of psychotropic drug use for residents of long-term care facilities,
located through a MEDLINE search of the literature published between 1978 and 1990. The …

This study examined the prescribing of psychotropic drugs for patients 65 years of age and
older in nursing homes using data from the 1984 National Nursing Home Survey pretest …

Objective: Despite considerable data from a number of countries regarding psychotropic
utilization in long-term-care facilities for the elderly, there has been a lack of similar data …

Most elderly persons in nursing homes and residential care have mental disorders; up to
75% have dementia. Depression and behavioural problems are common. There are big …

Prescribing of medicines for older people who live in nursing homes is a very common
intervention. Undoubtedly, medicines have contributed to longevity and improved health …