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Antipsychotics and dementia [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2010
Background In recent years use of antipsychotics was widely debated for concerns about their safety in elderly patients affected with dementia [1,2].
G. De Sarro   +6 more
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Pharmacogenetics of Antipsychotics [PDF]

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2014
Objective: During the past decades, increasing efforts have been invested in studies to unravel the influence of genetic factors on antipsychotic (AP) dosage, treatment response, and occurrence of adverse effects. These studies aimed to improve clinical care by predicting outcome of treatment with APs and thus allowing for individualized treatment ...
Eva J. Brandl   +2 more
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Risperidone-induced tardive akathisia: A rare antipsychotic side effect with management issues

open access: yesAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2019
Akathisia is a movement disorder, a common extrapyramidal side effect that has been reported to occur primarily with antipsychotics and some neurological conditions.
Biswa Ranjan Mishra   +3 more
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Association Study of the Complement Component C4 Gene in Tardive Dyskinesia

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2019
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a movement disorder that may develop in schizophrenia patients being treated long-term with antipsychotic medication. TD interferes with voluntary movements and leads to stigma, and can be associated with treatment non ...
Clement C. Zai   +30 more
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Antipsychotics and Amotivation [PDF]

open access: yesNeuropsychopharmacology, 2015
Antipsychotic drugs are thought to produce secondary negative symptoms, which can also exacerbate primary negative symptoms. In the present study, we examined whether motivational deficits in particular were related to antipsychotic treatment in patients with schizophrenia in a dose-dependent manner.
Hiroyoshi Takeuchi   +6 more
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The affinity and selectivity of α‐adrenoceptor antagonists, antidepressants, and antipsychotics for the human α1A, α1B, and α1D‐adrenoceptors

open access: yesPharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2020
α1‐adrenoceptor antagonists are widely used for hypertension (eg, doxazosin) and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH, eg, tamsulosin). Some antidepressants and antipsychotics have been reported to have α1 affinity.
Richard G. W. Proudman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antipsychotic Treatment Failure: A Systematic Review on Risk Factors and Interventions for Treatment Adherence in Psychosis

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2020
Objective: Antipsychotic medication non-adherence has detrimental effects on patients' clinical outcome. It is unclear which risk factors affect adherence most and which interventions are effective at improving adherence to antipsychotic medication.
Kawtar El Abdellati   +5 more
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and mental illness: Mechanisms linking mood, metabolism and medicines

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the world and one of the leading indications for liver transplantation.
Anwesha Gangopadhyay   +4 more
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Improving metabolic and cardiovascular health at an Early Psychosis Intervention program in Vancouver, Canada

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2014
Psychotic disorders most commonly appear during the late teenage years and early adulthood. A focused and rapid clinical response by an integrated health team can help to improve the quality of life of the patient, leading to a better long-term prognosis.
Diane H. Fredrikson   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The affinity and selectivity of α‐adrenoceptor antagonists, antidepressants and antipsychotics for the human α2A, α2B, and α2C‐adrenoceptors and comparison with human α1 and β‐adrenoceptors

open access: yesPharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2022
α2‐Adrenoceptors, subdivided into α2A, α2B, and α2C subtypes and expressed in heart, blood vessels, kidney, platelets and brain, are important for blood pressure, sedation, analgesia, and platelet aggregation.
Richard G.W. Proudman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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