Implications of Antipsychotic Use

Dystonia Secondary to Use of Antipsychotic Agents

Following the introduction of first-generation antipsychotics (FGAs) in the early 1950s, there was a radical change in the therapeutic regimens for schizophrenia. However, it soon became apparent that these antipsychotic agents produced serious side effects including distressing and often debilitating movement disorders known as extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS). To prevent EPS, second-generation a...

Curbing unnecessary use of antipsychotic medication.

Pattern of Antipsychotic Use and Its Determinants in Razi Psychiatric Hospital

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and its determinants of Antipsychotic Use in patients with psychiatric disorders. Materials and Methods: This study was on patients with psychiatric disorder that have discharged from the hospital. We have assessed all patients with psychiatric interview and evaluation of their psychiatric documentations. Results: 90.7% o...

Antipsychotic Drug Use and Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Antipsychotics are generally distinguished as atypical and typical agents, which are indicated in the treatment of acute and chronic psychoses and other psychiatric disorders. In April 2005, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about the increased risk of all-cause mortality associated with atypical antipsychotic use in elderly patients with dementia. Pneumonia was one of the mo...

Antipsychotic use among nursing home residents.

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