INTRODUCTION: Bipolar disorder is a recurring chronic characterized by mood, state, and energy fluctuations. Individuals differ in symptoms, course, severity, response to treatment. It critical know the current knowledge of evolving pharmacological psychological strategies bipolar disorder. 
 Primary Objective: To compare assess prescribing pattern psychotropic agents affective with mania ...

BACKGROUND Neuropsychiatric symptoms are highly prevalent in nursing home patients with dementia. Despite modest effectiveness and considerable side effects, psychotropic drugs are frequently prescribed for these neuropsychiatric symptoms. This raises questions whether psychotropic drugs are appropriately prescribed. The aim of the PROPER (PRescription Optimization of Psychotropic drugs in Elde...

IMPORTANCE There is concern that increased mortality risk among patients with psychiatric illness may be worsened by psychopharmacological agents. OBJECTIVES To assess mortality risk among adult patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder participating in clinical trials conducted by pharmaceutical co...

BACKGROUND In France, little information exists on psychotropic drug consumption in the elderly. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to describe the patterns of psychotropic drug consumption, including the extent of inappropriate prescribing, in elderly subjects enrolled in a large health insurance plan in France (MGEN). METHODS In 2011, 5840 MGEN affiliates aged at least 65 years were randomly sele...

PND11 NatioNal estimates of PrevaleNce aND PatterNs of PsycHotroPic PolyPHarmacy amoNg elDerly iNDiviDuals witH ParkiNsoN’s Disease iN NursiNg Home aND Home HealtHcare settiNgs iN tHe uNiteD states Bhattacharjee S, Goldstone L, Warholak T The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA Objectives: Some elderly individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) may suffer from more than one psychiatric comorb...

OBJECTIVE Patients treated with antipsychotic drugs often receive concomitant psychotropic compounds. Few studies address this issue from a lifetime perspective. Here, an analysis is presented of the prescription pattern of such concomitant medication from the first contact with psychiatry until the last written note in the case history documents, in patients with a diagnosis of psychotic illne...

Priapism can be associated with sickle cell anemia, perineal trauma, leukemia, and other neoplasms (1,2). It can also be associated with the use of systemic or intracorporeal vasoactive agents and antidepressants, antipsychotics, antihypertensives, and recreational drugs (4). Although typical antipsychotics are thought to be related to priapism, there are some case reports on the relationship b...