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- Title
Provision of Psychopharmacological Services in Nursing Homes.
- Authors
Molinari, Victor; Chiriboga, David; Branch, Laurence G.; Cho, Soyeon; Turner, Kristen; Guo, Jing; Hyer, Kathryn
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY consultation; NURSING home patients -- Services for; MENTAL health services; PSYCHIATRIC drugs; RACIAL differences; ETHNIC groups
- Publication
Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 2010, Vol 65B, Issue 1, p57
- ISSN
1079-5014
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/geronb/gbp080