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Table 2 Use of psychotropic drugs at inclusion and discharge (n = 145)

From: The course of depression in late life as measured by the Montgomery and Asberg Depression Rating Scale in an observational study of hospitalized patients

Psychotropic drug:

Inclusion (%):

Discharge (%:)

Mean DDD1 (SD2), inclusion:

Mean DDD1 (SD2), discharge:

Antidepressants

74.5

84.1

1.48 (0.91)

1.74 (0.93)

Anxiolytics

22.1

20.0

0.51 (0.35)

0.38 (0.29)

Hypnotics

38.6

36.6

1.01 (0.51)

0.92 (0.26)

Antipsychotics

23.4

27.6

0.42 (0.46)

0.38 (0.26)

Antidementia drugs

2.1

7.6

0.89 (0.38)

0.80 (0.37)

Lithium

4.8

6.9

0.57 (0.24)

0.52 (0.21)

Antiepileptics

9.0

13.1

0.77 (0.54)

0.57 (0.49)

Antiparkinson drugs

2.8

2.1

0.52 (0.22)

0.67 (0.33)

  1. 1DDD = Defined daily dose
  2. 2SD = Standard deviation