title: [Gender, ages, psychotropic and anti-pain drugs uses in the Third Swiss Health Survey].
abstract: From the third Swiss Health Survey, gender prevalence of psychotropic and anti-pain drugs uses are described. Age differences are added to gender differences. In particular for aging populations, psychotropic drugs are prescribed by compassion. Results suggest medical doctors as prescriptors attribute a large impact to psychological suffering coming from physical illness and incapacities linked to age. Analysis of drug uses allows fruitful interpretation of the patient-doctor relationship by gender and age.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'investigation clinique, Département de psychiatrie, HUG, 2, ch. du Petit-Bel-Air, 1225 Chêne-Bourg. Maryvonne.Gognalons-Nicolet@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Maryvonne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gognalons-Nicolet
authors.forename: Anne Bardet
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Blochet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs