Article de recherchePrescription et surveillance d’antipsychotiques chez les patients âgés souffrant de schizophrénie : pratiques des psychiatres et leurs déterminantsPsychiatrists’ decision making and monitoring of antipsychotic prescription for elderly schizophrenia patients

Objective Advancing age entails specific treatment modalities for patients with schizophrenia. The choice of appropriate antipsychotic therapy (AP) and the monitoring of treatment is a major challenge. However, little is known about the real-world prescribing practices of psychiatrists for elderly schizophrenia patients. The aim of this study was to assess prescribing practices and treatment monitoring in elderly schizophrenia patients and whether socio-professional psychiatrists’ characteristics are related to their practices.