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Both typical and atypical long-acting injectable antipsychotics in bipolar disorder: a retrospective chart review

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2014
Objective: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic psychiatric disorder which shows difficulties in the process of diagnosis and treatment. One of the biggest problems in BD maintenance therapy is to ensure medication compliance.
Gokay Alpak, Bahadır Demir, İhsan Aksoy, Hilal Kaya, Ahmet Unal, Feridun Bulbul, Haluk A. Savas   +6 more
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The pharmacist’s response to the needs of patients undergoing treatment with psychotropic medication [PDF]

, 1999
The usage of psychotropic (Table 1) medication is considerable world wide. In Malta, this can be attested to by the numerous studies that have been conducted by the University of Malta Department of Pharmacy (in conjuction with other institutions and ...
Sant Fournier, Mary Ann
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The effects of typical and atypical antipsychotics on the electrical activity of the brain in a rat model [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: Antipsychotic drugs are known to have strongeffect on the bioelectric activity in the brain. However,some studies addressing the changes on electroencephalography(EEG) caused by typical and atypical antipsychoticdrugs are conflicting. We aimed
Mustafa Yılmaz, Oytun Erbaş
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Novel Histopathologic Features of Diffuse Blue‐Gray Hyperpigmentation Associated With Kratom Use: A Case Report and Literature Review

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Drug‐induced hyperpigmentation accounts for 10%–20% of acquired pigmentary disorders and can be misdiagnosed for other causes such as melasma, post inflammatory changes, or heavy metal deposition. Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), a Southeast Asian plant with an opioid‐like profile, has been increasingly used in the United States for ...
Rita Kamoua, Kristen Paradine, Craig A. Rohan, Mary McDaniel, Diane Perkins   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leptin and psychiatric illnesses: does leptin play a role in antipsychotic-induced weight gain?

Lipids in Health and Disease, 2020
Antipsychotic-induced weight gain is the most prevalent somatic adverse event occurring in patients treated by antipsychotics, especially atypical antipsychotics.
Francky Teddy Endomba, Aurel T. Tankeu, Jan René Nkeck, Joel Noutakdie Tochie   +3 more
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Productivity of key informants for identifying blind children: evidence from a pilot study in Malawi.

, 2009
OBJECTIVES: To determine the productivity of village-based 'key informants' (KIs) in identifying blind children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ngabu subdistrict (population 101,000) of Chikwawa district was divided into KI catchment areas.
Courtright, P, Kalua, K, Muhit, M, Patel, D   +3 more
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Clozapine as add-on medication in the maintenance treatment of bipolar and schizoaffective disorders - A case series [PDF]

, 2002
Atypical neuroleptics are increasingly used in the treatment of bipolar and schizoaffective disorders. Currently, numerous controlled short-term studies are available for clozapine, olanzapine, risperidone or quetiapine, but long-term data are still ...
Amann, B., Dittmann, Sandra, Forsthoff, A., Grunze, Heinz, Hummel, B., Matzner, N.   +5 more
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Effective Treatment With Olanzapine for Burning Mouth Syndrome With Denture Intolerance in an Older Patient: A Case Report

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is occasionally accompanied by denture intolerance. Case Presentation An 80‐year‐old woman with complaints of residual and relapsed intraoral pain and denture intolerance due to BMS was improved by olanzapine without severe adverse events, and her eating ability was successfully restored.
Motoko Watanabe, Masanao Inokoshi, Chizuko Maeda, Chihiro Takao, Risa Tominaga, Yasuyuki Kimura, Takahiko Nagamine, Akira Toyofuku   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Striatal dopamine D2 receptor binding of risperidone in schizophrenic patients as assessed by 123I-iodobenzamide SPECT: a comparative study with olanzapine [PDF]

, 2002
The aim of this investigation was to compare the degree of striatal dopamine-(D2) receptor blockade by two atypical antipsychotic drugs, risperidone and olanzapine.
Arndt J, B. Rossmüller, Dresel S, Duncan G E, E. M. Meisenzahl, G. J. E. Schmitt, Gerlach J, H.-j. Möller, K. Hahn, K. Tatsch, Kapur S, Kerwin R W, Marder S R, Meltzer H Y, Remington G, Richelson E, S. Dresel, T. Frodl, U. W. Preuss   +18 more
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When Delirium Unmasks a Silent Myocardial Infarction

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
Abbreviations: hs‐TnT: high sensitivity Troponin T; STEMI: ST‐elevation myocardial infarction.
Eugenia Casali, Wenxiang Guo, Eleonora Cucini, Francesca Pisani, Alberto Finazzi, Maria Cristina Ferrara, Maurizio Corsi, Elena Pinardi, Chukwuma Okoye, Paolo Mazzola, Giuseppe Bellelli   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source