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Research Article | Volume 13 Issue:1 (, 2023) | Pages 396 - 397
A Study of Psychotropic Drug Utilization in Eldery Inpatients as Compared to Younger Adults
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DOI : 10.5083/ejcm
Published
Feb. 9, 2023
Abstract

Introduction: With the availability of better health care services and decrease in mortality rates the elderly population has increased significantly over the last couple of decades.1 Psychiatric illness in the elderly is compounded by mental morbidities due to ageing of the brain, problems associated with physical health, socio-economic factors such as breakdown of the family support systems, and decrease in economic independence. The presence of comorbidities and the attendant polypharmacy makes management of these diseases a complex issue

Keywords
Psychiatric illness
Antipsychotic Drugs
Polypharmacy
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