Provision of psychopharmacological services in nursing homes

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We examined the psychopharmacological services provided within 3 months of nursing home (NH) admission to a whole population of newly admitted Florida NH residents 65 years and older (N = 947) for a 1-year period via secondary analyses of selected variables from Medicaid and the Online Survey and Certification and Reporting System. Within 3 months of admission, 12% received nonpsychopharmacological mental health care. However, 71% of new residents received at least one psychoactive medication, and more than 15% were taking four or more psychoactive medications. Most of those being treated with psychoactive medication had not received psychopharmacological treatment 6 months prior to admission (64%) and had not received a psychiatric diagnosis 6 months preceding admission (71%). Blacks were less likely to receive medications than non-Hispanic Whites. Results expand on past research by identifying an increase in the amount of psychoactive medications prescribed to NH residents, a lack of prior psychiatric treatment and diagnoses for those currently receiving psychoactive medications, only limited provision of nonpsychopharmacological mental health care, and racial or ethnic differences in the use of medications by NHs. © The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. All rights reserved.

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Molinari, V., Chiriboga, D., Branch, L. G., Cho, S., Turner, K., Guo, J., & Hyer, K. (2010). Provision of psychopharmacological services in nursing homes. Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 65 B(1), 57–60. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbp080

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