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ProfessorDeborahAshby

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 8704deborah.ashby Website

 
 
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Location

 

2.15Faculty BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Mann:1986:10.1002/gps.930010105,
author = {Mann, AH and Graham, N and Ashby, D},
doi = {10.1002/gps.930010105},
journal = {International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry},
pages = {25--29},
title = {The prescription of psychotropic medication in local authority old people's homes},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.930010105},
volume = {1},
year = {1986}
}
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RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - JOUR
AB  - 22% of the elderly residents of the 12 local authority homes in one London borough were being prescribed major tranquillisers (neuroleptic) medication. Standard diagnoses of severe dementia and of depression in residents without severe dementia were associated with this prescription as was a report by the Head of Home that the resident wandent wandered and was suspicious. These findings suggested that some non  demented residents who display disturbed behaviour are being prescribed this medication, as well as residents with marked dementia. As these drugs cause many unpleasant side effects, careful assessment of mental state should be carried out before they are prescribed. This survey thus highlights the need for greater input from psychiatric services into local authority homes. Copyright © 1986 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
AU  - Mann,AH
AU  - Graham,N
AU  - Ashby,D
DO  - 10.1002/gps.930010105
EP  - 29
PY  - 1986///
SN  - 0885-6230
SP  - 25
TI  - The prescription of psychotropic medication in local authority old people's homes
T2  - International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.930010105
VL  - 1
ER  -
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