Brochure anxieté - version anglaise

ONLINE SPACE DEDICATED TO PRESCRIPTION TO PRESCRIPTION IMPROVEMENT IN THE EDERLY Y An online theme website dedicated to improving the prescription drug in the elderly, including psychotropic drugs, is available on www.has.sante.fr. This space provides health professionals and the public: - Key messages - Clinical experiences and tools for improvement practices - Reference texts PROGRAM 2007 - 2010 - Useful links “Improving the prescription of psychotropic drugs - Benchmark Figures in the French elderly” The specific program Psycho-SA (Psychotherapeutic and elderly) includes Anxiety aid targeted on situations leading to the prescription of psychotropic drugs including depression (cf. paragraph vocational programs). Guidelines and Appraisal step 2008 tools to stop benzodiazepines are available. There are also 4 clinical cases underlining the indications and difficulty of the BZD withdrawal and a memo on the motivational interview. For example, in the return of experience are the works of general practitioners on the cessation of benzodiazepines among older patients WHAT WE KNOW Signs of anxiety are a common reason for consulting among seniors. In fact, 2009 - 2010 TO BE CONTINUED... these signs often hide depression.