Exposure to psychotropics in the French older population living with dementia: a nationwide population‐based study

201628 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Alice Breining · Sorbonne Université

Dominique Bonnet‐Zamponi · Délégation Paris 7

Lorène Zerah · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Carole Micheneau · Centre Hospitalier Saint-Denis

N. Riolacci‐Dhoyen · Centre Hospitalier Saint-Denis

Christine Chan‐Chee · Institut de Veille Sanitaire

Jean Deligne

Abstract

This nationwide, population-based, drug-used study showed for the first time that older patients with dementia are chronically overexposed not only to antipsychotics but also to psychotropics.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Schizophrenia research and treatment Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volume 32, Issue 7, pp. 750-760

DOI: 10.1002/gps.4517

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