Psychotropic drugs and mental retardation, 1: Disabilities and the prescription of drugs for behaviour and for epilepsy in three residential settings

摘要: ABSTRACT. The Birmingham Special Needs Register, a cumputerized database, was used to examine the disabilities of, and use of psychoactive (psychotropic anliepileptic) drugs among 1825 people over age 20 with mental retardation. People living in three different types residential setting (hospitals, community facilities family homes) were compared. prevalence physical disability, impaired communication incontinence highest resident hospital, followed by those their families. ihe least disabled group. Psychotropic drues prescribed alter behaviour most frequently hospitals (prescribed for 40.2% people), (acuities (19.3%). Use lowest homes (10.1%). Most hospital residents who received medication did not have diagnosed psychiatric disorder. reported disorders populations significantly different. Drugs epilepsy 26.2% residents, 9.3% 18.5%