The association between the presence of pain and mental disorder is well known. The extent of pain treatment in psychiatric patients is estimated to be high, but there is a lack of recent studies focusing on analgesic treatment in patients with mental disorders. The use of analgesics can be associated with side effects, and it is possible that analgesics are not the correct treatment for chronic pain among patients with mental disorders.Data were obtained among inpatients in a geriatric psychiatry department at Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark, between 1 April 2013 and 1 October 2013. The study examines the extent of analgesic use by patients at admission with a follow up at discharge to note any change during hospitalization.A total of 89 patients aged 68 years or older were included (56 women, 33 men). At admission, 51.7

作者：Pernille Jul, ?stergaard；Lea N?rgreen, Gustafsson；Eyd Hansen, H?yer；Povl, Munk-J?rgensen

来源：Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology 2016 年 6卷 1期