[Schizophrenic patient's constant refusal of psychotropic medication--case report and psychodynamic remarks].

A Literature Review: Refusal of Psychotropic Medication in Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Care Report from the Conflict and Containment Reduction Research Programme

Stages in the psychological resolution of schizophrenia

From the work of Dr. Michael Robbins in Massachusetts, USA, it is known that nine schizophrenic patients out of a series of 18, and a further schizophrenic patient, treated by him achieved positive outcomes using psychoanalytic methodology. Four of these had strikingly successful outcomes, for example completing their treatment without a need for further medication, and also becoming happily ma...

Combining Psychopharmacology, Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis

The advent of safer psychopharmacological agents with less troublesome side effects, along with increasing knowledge of the broad array of syndromes treatable with medication, have led to a vast expansion in treatment options available to the psychiatrist. Studies and clinical experience demonstrate that employing psychotropic medication in combination with psychoanalysis or psychodynamic psych...

[Psychodynamic psychopharmacology in clinical practice--interpretations of adverse events of pharmacotherapy. Case report].

INTRODUCTION Psychodynamic psychopharmacology offers possibility of implementation of psychodynamic thinking and interpretations in the process of pharmacotherapy of mental disorders. It can be helpful in improving results of treatment and solving difficulties in it's course. METHOD The case report of a female patient after psychotic episode is presented. During the treatment with quetiapine ...

Refusal in Reporting Medication Errors from the Viewpoints of Nursing Students in Arak University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Reporting medication errors leads to saving patients' wellbeing and safety and also is counted as a valuable information source for preventing further mistakes in future. The aim of this study was to determine the causes for refusing to report medication errors from the viewpoints of nursing students. Methods: All nursing students of Arak University of Medical Sciences (n=76) wer...