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QT interval prolongation related to psychoactive drug treatment: a comparison of monotherapy versus polytherapy

open access: yesAnnals of General Psychiatry, 2005
Background Several antipsychotic agents are known to prolong the QT interval in a dose dependent manner. Corrected QT interval (QTc) exceeding a threshold value of 450 ms may be associated with an increased risk of life threatening arrhythmias ...
Piccinelli Marco   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Profiling the Skeletal Muscle Proteome in Patients on Atypical Antipsychotics and Mood Stabilizers

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2022
Atypical antipsychotics (AAP) are used in the treatment of severe mental illness. They are associated with several metabolic side effects including insulin resistance.
Kyle J. Burghardt   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Problems associated with the diagnosis and the prescribing of anti-psychotic medication in children and adolescents for psychiatric conditions, by non-psychiatric specialists [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Aim: The objective of this study is to assess the accuracy of the diagnosis and appropriateness of antipsychotic medication prescribed to children and adolescents referred to child guidance clinic, and how many of these remained on the said medication ...
Camilleri, Nigel   +2 more
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Neurocognitive Correlates of Treatment Response in Children with Tourette\u27s Disorder [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This paper examined neurocognitive functioning and its relationship to behavior treatment response among youth with Tourette\u27s Disorder (TD) in a large randomized controlled trial.
Chang, Susanna W.   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Increased All-Cause Mortality by Antipsychotic Drugs: Updated Review and Meta-Analysis in Dementia and General Mental Health Care

open access: yesJournal of Alzheimer's disease reports, 2018
It is almost ten years since the Banerjee 2009 report established that inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics in the elderly was occurring in the UK and such patients had an 85% increased risk of adverse events and greater mortality. This report was
S. Ralph, A. Espinet
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Multifaceted Etiology of Mental Disorders With a Focus on Trace Elements, a Review of Recent Literature

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental disorders are a significant global public health concern, affecting nearly one in eight individuals worldwide. This review investigates the multifaceted etiology of mental disorders—specifically major depressive disorder (MDD), schizophrenia (SCZ), and bipolar disorder (BD)—through genetic, neurobiological, and environmental ...
Maria Francesca Astorino   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extract of Synedrella nodiflora (L) Gaertn exhibits antipsychotic properties in murine models of psychosis

open access: yesBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017
Background The hydro-ethanolic whole plant extract of Synedrella nodiflora (SNE) has demonstrated anticonvulsant, sedative and analgesic effects. Preliminary studies conducted in animals, SNE significantly decreased stereotypic behaviours suggesting ...
Patrick Amoateng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The longitudinal interplay between negative and positive symptom trajectories in patients under antipsychotic treatment: a post hoc analysis of data from a randomized, 1-year pragmatic trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is a highly heterogeneous disorder with positive and negative symptoms being characteristic manifestations of the disease. While these two symptom domains are usually construed as distinct and orthogonal, little is known about ...
Ascher-Svanum, H   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Pharmacological Intervention in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Standard Supportive Therapies Significantly Improves Core Signs and Symptoms: A Single-Center, Retrospective Case Series

open access: yesNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2020
Hamza A Alsayouf,1 Haitham Talo,1 Marisa L Biddappa,1 Mohammad Qasaymeh,2 Shadi Qasem,3 Emily De Los Reyes4 1Kids Neuro Clinic and Rehab Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 2Pediatric Neurology, Dent Neurological Institute, Amherst, NY, USA; 3Pathology ...
Alsayouf HA   +5 more
doaj  

Modified Mediterranean Diet for Enrichment of Short Chain Fatty Acids: Potential Adjunctive Therapeutic to Target Immune and Metabolic Dysfunction in Schizophrenia? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Growing interest in gut and digestive processes and their potential link to brain and peripheral based inflammation or biobehavioral phenotypes has led to an increasing number of basic and translational scientific reports focused on the role of gut ...
Cadenhead, Kristen S   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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