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Long working hours and use of psychotropic medicine: a follow-up study with register linkage
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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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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Use of Psychotropic Drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
Objective: To describe the profile of dispensation of mental health drugs by analyzing trends in use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic within the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde [SUS]). Methods: Pharmacoepidemiological study based on
Juliana Cerqueira Barros+1 more
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High prevalence of prescription of psychotropic drugs for older patients in a general hospital
Background Many elderly patients receive psychotropic drugs. Treatment with psychotropic agents is associated with serious side effects including an increased risk of falls and fractures.
Inken Arnold+7 more
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Recent observation demonstrated that prolonged anesthesia modifies brain synaptic architecture in all ages, including adult. Propofol is the most commonly utilized anesthetics at clinic.
Xiaoxuan Yang+16 more
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Consumption of psychotropic medicines at a referral hospital Namibia: findings and implications
Setting: In Namibia, the burden of mental illnesses is estimated at 25.6% and is expected to double by 2025. Few studies in sub-Saharan Africa estimate the consumption rates of psychotropic medicines as a proxy of irrational use. Aim: The consumption rate of psychotropic medicines at a referral hospital was determined. Method: A hospital ...
Emmanuel Ugburo+2 more
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Outpatient Civil Commitment in North Carolina: Constitutional and Policy Concerns [PDF]
Outpatient commitment of the mentally ill is court-ordered treatment in the community and is usually characterized by short, recurring visits to a mental health clinic that provides treatment such as medication, individual or group therapy, day or part ...
Karimi, Saadat, Zamanov, Asaf
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Purpose. To study and summarize the existing evidence base for the use of melatonin as a mean to counteract or diminish the side effects of various psychotropic drugs and electroconvulsive therapy, and to provide the reader with relevant conclusions ...
Roman Aleksandrovich Bekker+2 more
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ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) to relieve peripartum anxiety and depressive symptoms in women undergoing cesarean section with combined spinal–epidural anesthesia.MethodsThis double-blind, randomized, sham ...
Qiu Zhao+30 more
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Alcohol consumption in heroin users, methadone-substituted and codeine-substituted patients - Frequency and correlates of use [PDF]
This retrospective study aims to determine whether there is a difference in the additional consumption of alcohol between addicts treated with methadone or dihydrocodeine (DHC) and untreated addicts injecting heroin.
Backmund, Markus+4 more
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