Pharmacotherapy for mood and anxiety disorders in older people with intellectual disability in comparison with the general population

Pharmacotherapy for mood and anxiety disorders in older people with intellectual disability in comparison with the general population

Abstract Background People with intellectual disability (ID) have high prevalence of psychiatric disorders, but even higher rates of prescription of psychotropic drugs. Methods Using Swedish national registers, we identified a group of older people with ID and diagnosis of mood disorders (ICD-10 cod...

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Main Authors: Anna Axmon, Nadia El Mrayyan, Jonas Eberhard, Gerd Ahlström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Aging
Down syndrome
Drug prescription
Mental retardation
Sedatives
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2191-7

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