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Over the decade, use of psychotropic drugs fell from 56% to 38% (P &amp;lt; 0.001), primarily due to a reduction in patients treated only in hospital (34% vs 16%, P &amp;lt; 0.001). Before admission, the proportions of patients receiving these drugs were similar (17% vs 18%). During admission, concomitant administration of similar drugs declined from 22% of patients in 1973\u201375 to 11% in 1982\u201383 (P &amp;lt; 0.001), while concurrent prescribing before admission increased from 13 to 19%. The marked fall in psychotropic drug use and in inappropriate concomitant therapy indicates an encouraging trend towards more rational drug use at least in hospital. 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