The persistence of prescribing habits: a survey and follow-up of prescribing to chronic hospital in-patients.
This study describes a survey of prescribing to psychiatric patients on long-stay wards, together with a follow-up survey carried out after a 2-year period. Our findings show that there had been no significant improvement in polypharmacy and overprescribing of psychotropic drugs over that period, 1983-1985. Guidelines for improvement are suggested.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs