Psychotropic Drug Use Among the Elderly: Risk Factors Involved in Long-Term Use

被引：4

作者：

Aubron, Valerie

Camus, Vincent ^{[2
,3
,4
,5
]}

Bouazzaoui, Badiaa

Pelissolo, Antoine ^{[6
,7
]}

Michel, Gregory ^{[1
,8
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bordeaux 2, EA 4139, F-33076 Bordeaux, France

[2] Univ Hosp, Dept Psychiat, Clin Psychiat Univ, Tours, France

[3] CHRU Tours, CMRR, Tours, France

[4] Univ Tours, INSERM, ERL, U930, F-37041 Tours, France

[5] CNRS, FRE 2448, F-75700 Paris, France

[6] Hop La Pitie Salpetriere, AP HP, Anxiety Clin, Paris, France

[7] Hop La Pitie Salpetriere, Psychiat Emergency Unit, Paris, France

[8] Fac Xavier Bichat, F-75018 Paris, France

来源：

SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE | 2010年 / 45卷 / 7-8期

关键词：

psychotropic drug use; elderly; personality; chronic use; BENZODIAZEPINE USE; NURSING-HOMES; DEPRESSION; COMMUNITY; TEMPERAMENT; POPULATION; CHARACTER; MODEL;

D O I：

10.3109/10826080903550521

中图分类号：

R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];

学科分类号：

100404 [儿少卫生与妇幼保健学];

摘要：

This study explores the environmental, clinical, and personality factors that are associated with increased chronic psychotropic drug consumption in elderly patients. We collected data from 88 elderly individuals living in nursing homes, home-dwellings, and residential homes between December 2003 and June 2004. We assessed each subject's (1) current (previous four weeks) and chronic (> 90 days) psychotropic drug consumption, (2) mood and anxiety (GHQ), and (3) personality (Temperament and Character Inventory). We found that 63% of the elderly subjects studied had used psychotropic drugs at least once and that one out of three elderly chronically consumed psychotropic drugs. Personality factors like harm avoidance and low level of persistence seem to be associated with chronic consumption.</.

引用

页码：1050 / 1059

页数：10

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