| Title |
Antipsychotic medication for elderly people with schizophrenia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, January 2006
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd005580 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Richard Marriott, Wendy Neil, Susie Waddingham |
| Abstract |
A large and growing number of older people across the world suffer from schizophrenia. Recommendations for their treatment are largely based on data extrapolated from studies of the use of antipsychotic medications in younger populations. In addition most manufacturers of such medications recommend prescription of reduced doses to the elderly. The evidence base for these assumptions is unclear and raises obvious questions regarding the appropriateness of such prescribing practice. |
Twitter Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 31% |
| India | 1 | 8% |
| Canada | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 7 | 54% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 77% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 23% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 157 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 26 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 28 | 17% |
| Unknown | 40 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 55 | 34% |
| Psychology | 20 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 16 | 10% |
| Unknown | 51 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
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#2,348,304
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Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#5,020
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#7,552
of 156,950 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#15
of 62 outputs
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