title: Psychotropic prescription in non-psychiatric hospital settings.
abstract: A study was conducted to assess differences in psychotropic prescription (PP) in various non-psychiatric hospital settings. After adjustment for demographic, medical and psychological status, rates of PP were significantly lower for surgical, intensive care and outpatients and higher for geriatric patients than for patients in other settings, suggesting inadequate consideration of psychiatric problems in certain contexts, in particular intensive care units.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Paul Brousse Hospital (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), 12, avenue Paul Vaillant-Couturier, 94804 cedex, Villejuif, France. isabelle.gasquet@pbr.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gasquet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Medioni
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lellouch
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Guelfi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006760:Hospitalization; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs