Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease, Comorbid Arthritis and Prescription of Psychotropic Medications
OBJECTIVES: It is assumed that analgesia is underutilized among those with Alzheimer disease and that these patients may be inappropriately prescribed neuroleptics and benzodiazepines. The current study examines this assertion.
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| description | OBJECTIVES: It is assumed that analgesia is underutilized among those with Alzheimer disease and that these patients may be inappropriately prescribed neuroleptics and benzodiazepines. The current study examines this assertion. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3178e8e26c2945d8a7f1a2927c54d3b82025-02-03T07:26:03ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652003-01-018419820410.1155/2003/105459Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease, Comorbid Arthritis and Prescription of Psychotropic MedicationsJudith E Balfour0Norm O’Rourke1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaGerontology Research Centre and Programs, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOBJECTIVES: It is assumed that analgesia is underutilized among those with Alzheimer disease and that these patients may be inappropriately prescribed neuroleptics and benzodiazepines. The current study examines this assertion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/105459 |
| spellingShingle | Judith E Balfour Norm O’Rourke Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease, Comorbid Arthritis and Prescription of Psychotropic Medications Pain Research and Management |
| title | Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease, Comorbid Arthritis and Prescription of Psychotropic Medications |
| title_full | Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease, Comorbid Arthritis and Prescription of Psychotropic Medications |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease, Comorbid Arthritis and Prescription of Psychotropic Medications |
| title_short | Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease, Comorbid Arthritis and Prescription of Psychotropic Medications |
| title_sort | older adults with alzheimer s disease comorbid arthritis and prescription of psychotropic medications |
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