Prescription patterns in psychiatric compulsory care: polypharmacy and high-dose antipsychotics
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DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2021.982
Abstract: Background Antipsychotic polypharmacy and prescription of high-dose antipsychotics are often used for the treatment of psychotic symptoms, especially in compulsory psychiatric care although there is lack of evidence to support this practice and related risks… read more here.
Keywords: high dose; prescription; polypharmacy; prn ... 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