title: Dizziness and falling in elderly psychiatric outpatients.
abstract: The authors examined 100 psychiatric patients who were 60 years old and older for orthostatic hypotension and symptoms of dizziness and falling. Almost 40% of the patients complained of dizziness and falling, although only 27% had systolic orthostatic hypotension. Drug treatment, particularly the combination of tricyclics with other orthostatic hypotension-inducing drugs, was the most important factor accounting for the dizziness and falling. Underlying medical illness, particularly heart disease, also correlated significantly with the patients' symptoms.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D004244:Dizziness / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000187:drug effects; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs