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ONLINE SPACE DEDICATED TO PRESCRIPTION IMPROVEMENT IN THE EDERLY 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 - Useful links (such as the Morphée network) PROGRAM 2007 - 2010 - Benchmark Figures “Improving the prescription of psychotropic drugs in the French elderly” A link toward INPES website on this topic (depression) is included. Depression The specific program Psycho-SA (Psychotherapeutic and elderly) includes aid targeted on situations leading to the prescription of psychotropic drugs including depression (cf. paragraph vocational programs). Guidelines and tools Appraisal step 2008 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. WHAT WE KNOW Depression is common in the elderly and is strongly linked to the presence of 2009-2010 TO BE CONTINUED ... somatic conditions, geographical or social environment and life events (bereavement, institution confinement). HAS wants to develop with the professionals programs targeted at stop This disease is insufficiently diagnosed particularly among the elderly.