High prevalence of prescription of psychotropic drugs for older patients in a general hospital

• Main Authors: Inken Arnold (Author), Kati Straube (Author), Wolfgang Himmel (Author), Stephanie Heinemann (Author), Vivien Weiss (Author), Laura Heyden (Author), Eva Hummers-Pradier (Author), Roland Nau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many elderly patients receive psychotropic drugs. Treatment with psychotropic agents is associated with serious side effects including an increased risk of falls and fractures. Several psychotropic drugs are considered potentially inappropriate for treatment of the elderly. Metho...