In:
Psychogeriatrics, Wiley, Vol. 17, No. 6 ( 2017-11), p. 348-355
Abstract:
This study compared the demographics, clinical characteristics, and antidepressant prescription patterns between A sian patients aged 50 years and older attending psychiatric hospitals and those attending general hospitals. Methods In total, 955 patients (604 in general hospitals, 351 in psychiatric hospitals) aged 50 years or older treated with antidepressants in 10 A sian countries and territories were examined. Patients’ demographics, clinical features, and prescriptions of psychotropic drugs were recorded using a standardized protocol and data collection procedure. Results Binary logistic regression revealed that high income and diagnosis of schizophrenia were independently associated with psychiatric hospital treatment, whereas outpatient care, diagnosis of anxiety disorders, and multiple major medical conditions were independently associated with general hospital treatment. In addition, tetracyclic and noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants were more likely to be prescribed in general hospitals. Conclusion Older adults treated with antidepressants showed different demographic and clinical features between general hospitals and psychiatric hospitals in A sia.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1346-3500
,
1479-8301
DOI:
10.1111/psyg.2017.17.issue-6
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2110287-9
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