Marta Estrela|María Teresa Herdeiro|Pedro Lopes Ferreira|Fátima Roque
The Use of Antidepressants, Anxiolytics, Sedatives and Hypnotics in Europe: Focusing on Mental Health Care in Portugal and Prescribing in Older Patients
University of Aveiro|University of Coimbra|University of Aveiro|University of Coimbra|Instituto Politécnico da Guarda|University of Beira Interior
1 background mental disorders growing concern 21st century prevalent common mental disorders include depression anxiety predicted half population point lives experience one mental disorders although common mental disorders highly prevalent significant related problems wide treatment gap excessive use antidepressants anxiolytics sedativeshypnotics especially among older patients 2 methods study aimed analyze mental health care portugal focus consumption antidepressants anxiolytics sedatives hypnotics among older patients 3 results use antidepressants anxiolytics sedatives hypnotics increased overall across europe portugal downward trend sedatives hypnotics consumption observed anxiolytics antidepressants hand increasing patients aged 60 years old consume half aforementioned drugs 4 conclusions mental health policies designed improve conscientious use antidepressants anxiolytics sedatives hypnotics particularly among older adults