Health Condition 1: F01-F09- Mental disorders due to known physiological conditions Health Condition 2: F10-F19- Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use Health Condition 3: F20-F29- Schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other non-mood psychotic disorders Health Condition 4: F30-F39- Mood [affective] disorders Health Condition 5: F40-F48- Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders Health Condition 6: F50-F59- Behaviora
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Government Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 65 years and above, of either gender, having a diagnosed mental illness
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients having any impairment that interferes with communication, assessment or consent (inclusive of, but not limited to, sensorineural deficits, visual impairment, unstable medical or surgical condition or any severe mental illness that interferes with the interview process)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patterns of sedative and hypnotic use in elderly persons with mental illness will be examinedTimepoint: Baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prescription & non prescription use of sedatives & hypnotics in elderly persons with mental illness will be assessedTimepoint: Baseline;Assessment & finding correlation of sedative & hypnotic use with clinical indications & comorbiditiesTimepoint: Baseline;Assessment & finding correlation of sedative & hypnotic use with the sociodemographic profile of elderly persons with mental illnessTimepoint: Baseline | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Priti Arun
Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh
Outcome results
None listed