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September 16, 2025European PsychiatryOpen Access

Navigating Polypharmacy in Elderly Psychiatric Patients: A Review of the Literature

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RMRenato de Azevedo MoreiraHGH. J. GomesEMEdward Maldonado

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Literature review identifies risks of polypharmacy in elderly populations, suggesting implications for mental health management.

Key Points

  • Polypharmacy is linked to increased risks of adverse effects and higher mortality rates in elderly psychiatric patients.
  • Meta-analysis indicates a significant association between polypharmacy and the incidence of dementia in older adults.
  • Factors such as living in nursing homes, multimorbidity, and multiple prescribers elevate the risk of polypharmacy.
  • Attention to deprescribing practices is essential to improve the quality of life in geriatric patients.

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Moreira et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d42635713b0b5dfea6c3ffhttps://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.1745
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