The overprescription of antidepressants and its impact on the elderly in Australia
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 2018 Introduction Psychopharmaceutical medications are noted for being one of the most commonly prescribed drugs worldwide, which makes the issue of overprescribing them such a heated topic in medicine and psychiatry today.
Muath Alduhishy
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A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF ADVANCES IN PHARMACOGENETICS AND PERSONALIZED MEDICINE IN PSYCHIATRY.
Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 The variable effectiveness and side effects demonstrated in patients who receive psychotropic drugs show that there is a need for developing personalized medicines in psychiatry.
Dr. Farheen fatma, Dr.Dhruv
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BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Abstract Background Clear evidence of overprescribing of psychotropic medicines to manage behaviours that challenges in people with intellectual disabilities has led to national programmes within the U.K. such as NHS England’s STOMP to address this.
Danielle Adams +4 more
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Attitudes Toward Psychological Disorders and Alternative Medicine in Saudi Participants
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 Background: This study was designed to investigate Saudis' attitudes toward mental distress and psychotropic medication, attribution of causes, expected side effects, and to analyze participants' expectations toward alternative or complementary medicine ...
Mohamed H. Alegiry +20 more
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Global psychotropic medicine consumption in 65 countries and regions from 2008 to 2019 [PDF]
, 2021 Background: The WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2030 encourages routine collection and reporting of a set of essential mental health indicators, including the availability of psychotropic medicines. The global monitoring of country-level
Alfageh, B +12 more
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Mental Health Care Consumption and Outcomes: Considering Preventative Strategies Across Race and Class [PDF]
, 2012 In previous work (Richman 2007), we found that even under conditions of equal insurance coverage and access to mental healthcare providers, whites and high-income individuals consume more outpatient mental health services than nonwhites and low ...
Chepke, Craig +3 more
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[Psychotropic agents in emergency medicine].
Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, 2015 The aim of these two CME articles Psychotropic agents in emergency medicine and Psychopharmacotherapy in emergency medicine is to give an overview of drugs and their indications in the context of emergency psychiatry. Most relevant for prehospital care are benzodiazepines and antipsychotics, like lorazepam, diazepam, and haloperidol.
Wolf, A. +2 more
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Psychologists and Medications in the Era of Interprofessional Care: Collaboration is Less Problematic and Costly Than Prescribing [PDF]
, 2013 Increasing emphasis on interprofessionalism and teamwork in healthcare renders psychologists’ collaborations critical and invites reexamination of psychologists’ roles related to medications.
Robiner, William N. +2 more
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CHARACTERISTICS OF COMSUMPTION OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS AMONG STUDENTS OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Vitae, 2009 Current Statistics report that psychotropic drugs consumption is increasing among young people and this is related to social and demographic factors such as age and gender, and also to psychosocial factors as friends influence and personal relations ...
Gloria I. MARTÍNEZ D. +5 more
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Medication management in mental health: nurses’ perceptions of their work with service users and carers [PDF]
, 2014 Aim: This study aimed to ascertain registered mental health nurses’ perceptions of their role involving medication management interventions with clients and their carers.
Hemingway, Steve
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