Antipsychotic Agents: A Clinical Update [PDF]
Antipsychotic agents have many indications and are frequently used. All physicians, regardless of their subspecialty, will most likely treat patients who receive these drugs. This article is designed to help nonpsychiatric physicians use antipsychotics appropriately.
J L, Black +2 more
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Choice of antipsychotic treatment by European psychiatry trainees: are decisions based on evidence? [PDF]
Background: Little is known about the factors influencing treatment choice in psychosis, the majority of this work being conducted with specialists (consultant) in psychiatry.
Nwachukwu Izu +73 more
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Neuropsychological assessment and treatment possibilities of cognitive deficit in schizophrenic patients [PDF]
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Totić-Poznanović Sanja +4 more
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The therapeutic relationship and adherence to antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Previous research has shown that a better therapeutic relationship (TR) predicts more positive attitudes towards antipsychotic medication, but did not address whether it is also linked with actual adherence.
McCabe, R +68 more
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CLOZAPINE AND HALOPERIDOL INCREASE THE EXPRESSION OF PED/PEA-15: A PUTATIVE NOVEL MECHANISM FOR ANTIPSYCHOTIC-RELATED DIABETES [PDF]
Schizophrenia is a serious disorder that affects 1% of the population in the United States and Europe, and is associated with a significant reduction in life expectancy that approaches 20% compared with that of the general population.
Panariello, Fabio
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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder manifested largely by disintegration of thought processes and emotional responsiveness. Given the therapeutic and toxic limitations of clinically available drugs, it is clear that there is still a need for the ...
Mahantesh Namdev Jadhav +3 more
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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
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Assessment of adherence to treatment with injectable extended-release antipsychotics within a pharmacotherapeutic follow-up program [PDF]
Objective: To describe an injectable extended-release antipsychotic pharmacotherapeutic follow-up program and to assess adherence among patients included in the program.
Carmen Gallastegui +5 more
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a life-threatening emergency that is often seen as a complication of antipsychotic agents. It is characterized by a tetrad of motor, behavioral, autonomic, and laboratory abnormalities.
Bino Rajamani +2 more
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Existing and emerging pharmacological approaches to the treatment of mania: A critical overview
Manic episodes are a defining, frequent and dramatically disabling occurrence in the course of Bipolar Disorder type I. Current pharmacotherapy of mania lists a good number of agents, but differences in efficacy and safety profiles among these agents ...
Giulio Sparacino +3 more
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