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| Use of drugs by old age psychiatrists in the treatment of psychotic and behavioural symptoms in patients with dementia | | Author(s) | R M Condren, C Cooney |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 5, no 3, August 2001 |
| Pages | pp 235-241 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Behaviour disorders ; Psychoses ; Drugs ; Psychiatrists. |
| Annotation | Of all old age psychiatrists in the UK, 238 (55.4%) responded to a questionnaire regarding to their use of both typical and atypical antipsychotics and the most common dosages prescribed. The most commonly used antipsychotic to treat psychotic symptoms was haloperidol, and thioridazine to treat behavioural symptoms. A wide range range of dosages was used. Use of depot medication was common, with flupenthixol decanoate being the most frequently used. Most respondents used at least one of the atypical antipsychotics, risperidone being most popular. Use of other psychotropic medication used as alternatives to antipsychotics or adjunctives in the treatment of behavioural symptoms was common, the most popular being trazodone. Of the respondents, 62.7% use parenteral medication for the acute management of agitation, most commonly haloperidol. The typical antipsychotics are still the most commonly used, despite the reputed better safety profile of the atypicals. Use of psychotropics other than phenothiazines was common. Forming an expert group may be the best way of achieving uniformity of prescription for dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010927210 A |
| Classmark | EA: EP: EL: LLD: QT9 |
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