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Psychotropic drugs and mental retardation: 2. A comparison of psychoactive drug use before and after discharge from hospital to community
Author(s) -
THINN K.,
CLARKE D. J.,
CORBETT J. A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1990.tb01550.x
Subject(s) - antipsychotic drug , psychoactive drug , medicine , antipsychotic , psychiatry , psychotropic drug , drug , psychotropic medication , pediatrics , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , mental health
. The use of psychoactive medication was examined among 64 people with mental retardation who moved from two hospitals to the community as part of a plan of resettlement. There was no significant difference between the overall use of antipsychotic drugs 2 years before discharge, on the date of discharge and after at least 6 months (mean 25 months) of community living, although changes in drugs and doses prescribed had taken place. About 39% of people were receiving antipsychotics, 32% receiving antiepileptics, 7% receiving antidepressants and 8% receiving benzodiazepines.