title: Psychotropic drugs and mental retardation: 2. A comparison of psychoactive drug use before and after discharge from hospital to community.
abstract: The use of psychoactive medication was examined among 64 people with mental retardation who moved from two hospitals to the community as part of a plan of resettlement. There was no significant difference between the overall use of antipsychotic drugs 2 years before discharge, on the date of discharge and after at least 6 months (mean 25 months) of community living, although changes in drugs and doses prescribed had taken place. About 39% of people were receiving antipsychotics, 32% receiving antiepileptics, 7% receiving antidepressants and 8% receiving benzodiazepines.
authors.affiliation: Monyhull Hospital, Birmingham, England.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thinn
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Corbett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000639:trends; D004739:England; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs