Factors influencing the prescribing of medications by old age psychiatrists for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a qualitative study | Zendy

Amy Wood-Mitchell | Zendy; Ian A. James | Zendy; Anna M. Waterworth | Zendy; Alan Swann | Zendy; Clive Ballard | Zendy

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Factors influencing the prescribing of medications by old age psychiatrists for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a qualitative study

Author(s) -

Amy Wood-Mitchell,

Ian A. James,

Anna M. Waterworth,

Alan Swann,

Clive Ballard

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afn135

Subject(s) - dementia , medicine , psychiatry , grounded theory , qualitative research , challenging behaviour , focus group , disease , social science , intellectual disability , pathology , marketing , sociology , business

despite evidence of limited efficacy, psychotropic medications are widely used as a first line treatment for those with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Clearly various factors must be influencing their continued use; these are explored here.

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