Shift work and use of psychotropic medicine: a follow-up study with register linkage [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2020 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate a prospective association between shift work and use of psychotropic medicine. METHODS: Survey data from random samples of the general working population of Denmark (N=19 259) were linked to data from national ...
Karen Albertsen +3 more
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Evaluation of the effect of managing oxycodone/acetaminophen as a psychotropic medicine: An interrupted time-series study [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Background: Oxycodone/acetaminophen has been reported for misuse for many times in China. To cope with that, Chinese national authorities jointly issued a policy, requiring that oxycodone/acetaminophen should be managed as a psychotropic medicine ...
Cheng Xiang +13 more
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Long working hours and use of psychotropic medicine: a follow-up study with register linkage
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2016 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the possibility of a prospective association between long working hours and use of psychotropic medicine. METHODS: Survey data drawn from random samples of the general working population of Denmark in the time ...
Harald Hannerz, Karen Albertsen
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Psychotropic complementary medicines [PDF]
British Journal of Psychiatry, 2006 The recent review by Werneke et al ([2006][1]) contains substantive errors and omissions regarding the iboga alkaloid ibogaine and its synthetic congener 18-methoxycoronaridine (18-MC). The review cites a single paper published in 1994 consisting of seven case reports and overlooks two ...
K. R. Alper, S. D. Glick
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Psychological medicine. Psychotropic drugs in general practice. [PDF]
BMJ, 1975 Earlier articles in this series have examined the indications for prescribing in a wide range of diseases and for defined prob lems in the hospital setting and in general practice. They have highlighted the side effects of most relevance to the patient and to try to repeat or even summarize this information would be regarded as unnecessary.
J. G. R. Howie
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Resisting psychotropic medicines: a synthesis of qualitative studies of medicine-taking [PDF]
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 2010 SummaryThis article reports the results of a synthesis of qualitative research articles about lay perspectives on prescribed psychotropic medicines. It updates and elaborates on a model of medicine-taking developed by Pound and colleagues. In this model, the concept of resistance refers to the various ways in which people take prescribed medicines ...
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Psychiatrists and non-psychiatrists’ attitudes to psychotropic optimisation for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism: cross-sectional comparison study [PDF]
BJPsych OpenBackground Off-licence psychotropic use in people with intellectual disability and/or autism, in the absence of psychiatric illness, is a major public health concern in England.
Samuel J. Tromans +12 more
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Psychotropic medication and in-hospital falls in older adults: a cohort-based secondary analysis with exploratory stratification among users [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPeople using psychotropic medication have a higher risk of falls in the hospital environment. This study aims to investigate and assess the risk of falls in the people using psychotropic medication in hospitals.
Maosong Wang, Jifeng Peng, Jianxin Hu
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Safety of psychotropic medicines: contribution from observational evidence [PDF]
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 2018 The risks associated with psychotropic drugs use should be accurately documented at the population level in view of the growing number of persons exposed to these drugs. The strengths of observational studies regarding the identification of drug-related harms mirror the limitations of randomised controlled trials and vice-versa.
Hélène Verdoux
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Psychotropic medicines: increased appetite rather than weight gain [PDF]
The Lancet Psychiatry, 2022 Leonardo, Tondo, Ross J, Baldessarini
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