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The Persistence of Prescribing Habits

A Survey and Follow-up of Prescribing to Chronic Hospital In-patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

A. F. Clark  and
N. L. Holden
A. F. Clark
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne
N. L. Holden*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
∗De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
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Abstract

This study describes a survey of prescribing to psychiatric patients on iong-stay wards, together with a follow-up survey carried out after a 2-year period. Our findings show that there had been no significant improvement in polypharmacy and overprescribing of psychotropic drugs over that period, 1983–1985. Guidelines for improvement are suggested.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 150 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 88 - 91
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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