title: A comparison of prescribed medication in learning disability patients before and after resettlement from hospital into the community.
abstract: The use of prescribed medication was examined in 34 people with learning disability who underwent a planned resettlement from a hospital into the community. No significant differences were found in the number of subjects receiving antipsychotic, antimuscarinic, antidepressant, and anticonvulsant medication, lithium preparations, and non-psychoactive medication, just prior to discharge and 1 year after discharge. This study indicates that long-stay hospitalised adults with moderate, severe or profound mental retardation can successfully be relocated into the community--in spite of suffering from behavioural and major psychiatric disorders--with the aid of appropriate medication, psychiatric follow-up, and community resources.
authors.affiliation: Leavesden Hospital, Watford, Hertfordshire.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Obaydi
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Eva
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Puri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents