Psychotropic drug use in community-dwelling elderly people--characteristics of persistent and incident users

Maria Rikala (1, 2) , Maarit Jaana Korhonen (3) , Raimo Sulkava (4, 5) , Sirpa Hartikainen (1, 6, 7)

1 Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care
2 School of Pharmacy/Social Pharmacy
3 Department of Pharmacology, Drug Development and Therapeutics
4 Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition
5 Department of Neurology
6 School of Pharmacy/Clinical Pharmacology and Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
7 Leppävirta Health Centre

Mots clés: Psychotropic drugs; Persistent use; Incidence; Elderly

Domaines: Pharmacologie

Maria Rikala, Maarit Jaana Korhonen, Raimo Sulkava, Sirpa Hartikainen. Psychotropic drug use in community-dwelling elderly people--characteristics of persistent and incident users. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2011, 67 (7), pp.731-739. ⟨10.1007/s00228-011-0996-5⟩. ⟨hal-00666480⟩