UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to determine if there were any differences in hospitalization rates due to total psychoactive drug "load" between those using and not or formerly using psychotropic and psychoactive medications in a skilled nursing facility; to determine if the diagnosis of dementia and the change in use and load of psychotropic and psychoactive drugs influenced hospital...

BACKGROUND: Neuro-hormonal and hemostatic mechanisms are important in a wide range of psychological and cardiovascular diseases. The use of psychoactive drugs in mental illnesses is often involved with hematologic side effects including impaired platelet function. Subsequently, the risk for the development of cardiovascular diseases may be higher in these patients. Interestingly, platelets that...

BACKGROUND Psychoactive drug use is on the rise in the United States, with plastic surgery patients a potentially susceptible group. This study aimed to determine the incidence of cosmetic and reconstructive patients in our practice taking psychoactive drugs and to compare those values with the national average. Furthermore, we discuss the patient safety concerns when patients withhold their me...

INTRODUCTION This study was conducted to determine the proportion of usage of psychoactive drugs, and to identify factors associated with its use among patients visiting outpatient clinics of a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 461 adult (age 18 years and above) patients, who were surveyed by using interviewer-administered que...