USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION IN OKLAHOMA - A STATEWIDE SURVEY

Authors
SPREAT S CONROY JW JONES JC
Citation
S. Spreat et al., USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION IN OKLAHOMA - A STATEWIDE SURVEY, American journal of mental retardation, 102(1), 1997, pp. 80-85
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Rehabilitation,"Education, Special
Journal title
American journal of mental retardation → ACNP
ISSN journal
08958017
Volume
102
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
80 - 85
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-8017(1997)102:1<80:UOPMIO>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Analysis of statewide survey data revealed that 22.5% of individuals w ith mental retardation who were served by the Oklahoma mental retardat ion system were receiving antipsychotic medication. Anxiolytic medicat ions were prescribed for 9.3%, and antidepressants were prescribed for 5.9%, Higher levels of medication use were found in institutional set tings and Intermediate Care Facility settings.