Evaluation of Risk Factors for Antipsychotic Polypharmacy in Inpatient Psychiatry Units of a Community Hospital: A Retrospective Analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s10597-019-00381-0
Abstract: Antipsychotic polypharmacy (APP) is a common practice while treating severe mental illness but the benefits of APP over antipsychotic monotherapy is controversial. This is a retrospective analysis comparing risk factors for people on APP and… read more here.
Keywords: inpatient psychiatry; risk; risk factors; antipsychotic polypharmacy ... See more keywords
Antipsychotic Polypharmacy: State of the Science and Guidelines for Practice. It's difficult to stop once you start.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2018.04.024
Abstract: espite a scanty evidence base, the concurrent use of two or more antipsychotic medications has become increasingly prevalent. The limited data on this practice provide no support for its effectiveness, except for the potential utility… read more here.
Keywords: polypharmacy state; guidelines practice; science guidelines; antipsychotic polypharmacy ... See more keywords
High doses of antipsychotic polypharmacy are related to an increase in serum levels of pentosidine in patients with schizophrenia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.02.019
Abstract: Background: Carbonyl stress in patients with schizophrenia has been reported to be reflected by an increase in peripheral pentosidine levels. This cohort study tested whether the accumulation of pentosidine was related to the disease severity… read more here.
Keywords: levels pentosidine; duration; serum levels; antipsychotic polypharmacy ... See more keywords
[Antipsychotic Polypharmacy in the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia in Nine Psychiatric Hospitals of the Landschaftsverband Rheinland, Germany].
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DOI: 10.1055/a-1321-7866
Abstract: BACKGROUND Antipsychotics are the cornerstone in the treatment of schizophrenia and are primarily recommended as monotherapy by evidence-based guidelines. Nevertheless, antipsychotic polypharmacy (APP) is prevalent in routine practice and APP is also used as a… read more here.
Keywords: psychiatric hospitals; nine psychiatric; treatment; antipsychotic polypharmacy ... See more keywords
Prevalence and Factors Affecting the Use of Antipsychotics and Antipsychotic Polypharmacy in a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Service.
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DOI: 10.1089/cap.2022.0065
Abstract: Objective: We aimed to examine the antipsychotics used by patients hospitalized in the child and youth inpatient service providing tertiary care to investigate whether there is a difference between admission and discharge, polypharmacy, which antipsychotics… read more here.
Keywords: inpatient service; polypharmacy; child adolescent; antipsychotic polypharmacy ... See more keywords
Length of stay and its predictors in psychogeriatric inpatients: a retrospective study in Bangkok, Thailand
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DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12686
Abstract: Length of stay (LOS) is one of the most common indicators of effective inpatient service; it is an objective measurement of the balance between hospital resource utilization and quality of care. Prolonged hospitalization may be… read more here.
Keywords: disorder; study; hospital; length stay ... See more keywords
Association Between Antipsychotic Polypharmacy and Outcomes for People With Serious Mental Illness in England.
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DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800504
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Although U.K. and international guidelines recommend monotherapy, antipsychotic polypharmacy among patients with serious mental illness is common in clinical practice. However, empirical evidence on its effectiveness is scarce. Therefore, the authors estimated the effectiveness… read more here.
Keywords: serious mental; mortality; antipsychotic polypharmacy; polypharmacy ... See more keywords
Antipsychotic Polypharmacy and High-Dose Antipsychotic Regimens in the Residential Italian Forensic Psychiatric Population (REMS)
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.722985
Abstract: Few data exist regarding treatment with antipsychotics in forensic psychiatric patient populations with high social dangerousness. We performed a secondary analysis of 681 patients treated with at least one antipsychotic, extracted from a 1-year observational… read more here.
Keywords: dose antipsychotics; polypharmacy high; antipsychotic polypharmacy; high dose ... See more keywords
Antipsychotic Polypharmacy-Related Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality: A Comprehensive Review
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DOI: 10.3390/neurolint14010024
Abstract: Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder that exists at the more extreme end of a spectrum of diseases, and significantly affects daily functioning. Cardiovascular adverse effects of antipsychotic medications are well known, and include changes in… read more here.
Keywords: review; cardiac death; death; antipsychotic polypharmacy ... See more keywords