International trends in antipsychotic use: a study in 16 countries, 2005–2014

Ó Hálfdánarson, H Zoëga, L Aagaard… - European …, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to assess international trends in antipsychotic use, using a
standardised methodology. A repeated cross-sectional design was applied to data extracts …

International trends in clozapine use: a study in 17 countries

CJ Bachmann, L Aagaard, M Bernardo… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective There is some evidence that clozapine is significantly underutilised. Also,
clozapine use is thought to vary by country, but so far no international study has assessed …

Helpful approaches to older people experiencing mental health problems: a critical review of models of mental health care

P Biering - European Journal of Ageing, 2019 - Springer
Despite growing concerns for the mental health of the older generation most studies focus
on mental health care for younger people and there is a lack of knowledge about helpful …

Consumption of psychotropic drugs in Croatia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 10-year longitudinal study (2012–2021)

T Vukićević, P Draganić, M Škribulja, L Puljak… - Social Psychiatry and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose This longitudinal study aimed to examine the trends in antipsychotics,
antidepressants, anxiolytics, and hypnotics/sedatives consumption in Croatia over a 10-year …

Association of focused medication review with optimization of psychotropic drug prescribing: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Sheehan, A Strydom, E Brown, L Marston… - JAMA Network …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Medication review has been proposed to achieve improved use of psychotropic
drugs, but benefits have not been confirmed. Objective To synthesize evidence for focused …

Outpatient benzodiazepine utilization in Croatia: drug use or misuse

M Delaš Aždajić, R Likić, S Aždajić, M Šitum… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed medications, especially among
elderly, despite known risks and guidelines focused on short term usage. There is an …

Associations of potentially inappropriate medicine use with fall-related hospitalisations and primary care visits in older new zealanders: a population-level study using …

SW Narayan, PS Nishtala - Drugs-real world outcomes, 2015 - Springer
Background Identifying potentially inappropriate medicines (PIMs) leading to adverse drug
events may reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality in older people. Objective The aim of …

Associations between the use of specific psychotropic drugs and all-cause mortality among older adults in Germany: Results of the mortality follow-up of the German …

Y Du, IK Wolf, MA Busch, H Knopf - PLoS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Use of psychotropic drugs is common among older adults. Population-based
studies on the associations of psychotropic drug use with mortality are sparse. Objectives To …

Elderly patients treated with psychotropic medicines admitted to hospital: associated characteristics and inappropriate use

X Vidal, A Agustí, A Vallano, F Formiga… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of older patients treated
with psychotropic medicines and the associated factors and to assess their inappropriate …

Zopiclone use and risk of fractures in older people: population-based study

PS Nishtala, T Chyou - Journal of the American Medical Directors …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives The primary objective was to evaluate the risk of fractures associated with use of
zopiclone, a new Z-hypnotic, in a population-based cohort of older people in New Zealand …