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Rational prescribing of psychotropic medicines [PDF]

International Psychiatry, 2004
The progressive development of effective psychotropic medicines over the past 50 years has undoubtedly revolutionised the care of people with a mental illness, so that they now have a very important role in modern health care. Increasingly, however, concern is being expressed in a number of countries about the excessive use of these medications ...
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Prevalence of Psychotropic Drug Use among Medical, Dentistry, and Pharmacy Students at the University of Basrah, Basra, Iraq [PDF]

Al-Anbar Medical Journal
Background: The mental health of university students, particularly those in the medical field, is a topic of growing concern due to the demanding nature of their education.
Saifali Aljabran, Shaymaa Abbas, Bainat Kadhem   +2 more
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Safety of psychotropic medicines: looking beyond randomised evidence [PDF]

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 2018
[no abstract available]
Barbui, C., Patten, S. B.
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The role of health systems factors in facilitating access to psychotropic medicines: a cross-sectional analysis of the WHO-AIMS in 63 low- and middle-income countries. [PDF]

PLoS Medicine, 2012
BackgroundNeuropsychiatric conditions comprise 14% of the global burden of disease and 30% of all noncommunicable disease. Despite the existence of cost-effective interventions, including administration of psychotropic medicines, the number of persons ...
Ryan McBain, Daniel J Norton, Jodi Morris, M Taghi Yasamy, Theresa S Betancourt   +4 more
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Pharmacogenomics: an opportunity for personalised psychotropic prescribing in adults with intellectual disabilities

BJPsych Open, 2022
There is growing evidence for the use of pharmacogenomics in psychotropic prescribing. People with intellectual disabilities are disproportionately prescribed psychotropics and are at risk of polypharmacy.
Bhathika Perera, Charles Steward, Ken Courtenay, Timothy Andrews, Rohit Shankar   +4 more
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Chemical Analysis of Suspected Unrecorded Alcoholic Beverages from the States of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil

Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2015
Our study analyzed 152 samples of alcoholic beverages collected from the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil, using gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) and mass spectrometry (GC-MS), Fourier transform infrared ...
Giuseppina Negri, Julino Assunção Rodrigues Soares Neto, Elisaldo Luiz de Araujo Carlini   +2 more
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Attitudes and behaviour towards psychotropic drug prescribing in Swedish primary care: a questionnaire study

BMC Family Practice, 2019
Background The prescribing of psychotropic drugs, i.e. antidepressants, sedatives (anxiolytics, hypnotics), and antipsychotics is considerable and a large proportion is prescribed by general practitioners (GPs).
Staffan A. Svensson, Tove M. Hedenrud, Susanna M. Wallerstedt   +2 more
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Two parallel medial prefrontal cortex-amygdala pathways mediate memory deficits via glutamatergic projection in surgery mice

Cell Reports, 2023
Summary: The neural circuit mechanisms underlying postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) remain elusive. We hypothesized that projections from the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) to the amygdala are involved in POCD.
Xiao-Yu Sun, Le Liu, Yu-Tong Song, Tong Wu, Teng Zheng, Jing-Ru Hao, Jun-Li Cao, Can Gao   +7 more
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Adverse drug reactions from psychotropic medicines in the paediatric population: analysis of reports to the Danish Medicines Agency over a decade

BMC Research Notes, 2010
Background The prescribing of psychotropic medicines for the paediatric population is rapidly increasing. In attempts to curb the use of psychotropic medicine in the paediatric population, regulatory authorities have issued various warnings about risks ...
Aagaard Lise, Hansen Ebba H
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Utilization of psychotropic medicines in Romania during 1998–2018

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Background: Mental disorders can have a significant impact on patients’ life, including economic, social and individual consequences, and psychotropic medication is essential to treat these conditions. Psychotropic drug utilization studies contribute to a clearer picture of the management of these conditions.
Irina Iaru, Camelia Bucsa, Andreea Farcas, Cristina Pop, Anamaria Cristina, Sebastian Armean, Irina Brumboiu, Oliviu Vostinaru, Cristina Mogosan   +8 more
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