Assessment of the prescription of antidepressant drugs in elderly nursing home patients: a clinical and laboratory follow-up investigation.

abstract：:In a recent study, the authors suggested that tachycardia, dry mouth, and sweating continued to burden patients with panic disorder with agoraphobia who have shown marked and stable response to 6 months of imipramine treatment at the fixed, weight-adjusted dose of 2.25 mg/kg/day. Although sexual dysfunction and weight...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Mavissakalian M,Perel J,Guo S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of social anxiety disorder (social phobia) as a common and disabling condition has led to new advances in its pharmacotherapy. Limitations with selective seroton reuptake inhibitors (side effects) and behavior therapy (scarcity of trained therapists), coupled with the tendency for patients with the disorde...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Kobak KA,Taylor LV,Warner G,Futterer R

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate the practice patterns of US postgraduate year (PGY) levels 3 and 4 psychiatric residents in the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder (BD) types I and II. We also aimed to determine whether confidence in prescribing mood stabilizers is associated with residents' practice patterns. The reside...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Rakofsky JJ,Dunlop BW

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zolpidem is an imidazopyridine hypnotic that is biochemically distinct from classic benzodiazepine agonists in that it may be selective for the BZ1 receptor subtype and shows a different pattern of distribution of binding sites. The present study compared the learning, recall, performance, subject-rated and observer-r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Rush CR,Griffiths RR

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age and sex may influence both efficacy and side effects of second-generation antipsychotics. Women and elderly patients tend to have a higher prevalence for several side effects. Higher plasma levels in these groups of patients may be one reason. We studied the hypothesis that steady-state olanzapine plasma concentra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Weiss U,Marksteiner J,Kemmler G,Saria A,Aichhorn W

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin uptake inhibitors are generally considered activating antidepressants. To assess rates and temporal patterns of activation and sedation as well as dose-effect relationships, adverse event data were evaluated from a fixed-dose study comparing placebo and fluoxetine 5, 20, and 40 mg/day in the treatment of maj...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Beasley CM Jr,Sayler ME,Weiss AM,Potvin JH

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of resistance of positive symptoms to antipsychotic therapy may represent a valuable means of subtyping schizophrenia. In contrast, resistance of negative symptoms and cognitive function to antipsychotic agents seems to be present from the first episode of psychotic symptoms and does not evolve over time...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Meltzer HY,Lee M,Cola P

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of plasma clozapine concentrations is useful in assessing compliance, optimizing therapy, and minimizing toxicity. We measured plasma clozapine and norclozapine (N-desmethylclozapine) concentrations in samples from 3782 patients (2648 male, 1127 female). No clozapine was detected in 291 samples (227 pa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Rostami-Hodjegan A,Amin AM,Spencer EP,Lennard MS,Tucker GT,Flanagan RJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Zonisamide is an anticonvulsant medication with GABAergic, glutamatergic, and monoaminergic effects. Zonisamide has also been shown to reduce alcohol intake in rodents and in risky drinkers in the context of a laboratory study. This pilot clinical trial evaluated the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of z...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Arias AJ,Feinn R,Oncken C,Covault J,Kranzler HR

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alprazolam administered for 43 days in doses of 6 to 10 mg/day had an antidepressant effect in four of nine depressed patients. Decreases in slow wave sleep, increases in rapid eye movement (REM) latency, and decreases in REM minutes and percent and REM sleep eye movements were found in the group as a whole. The drug ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Zarcone VP Jr,Benson KL,Greene KA,Csernansky JG,Faull KF

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:To add to limited evidence on the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) as a measure of tardive dyskinesia (TD) in clinical practice settings, the characteristics and correlates of AIMS scores were assessed. METHODS/PROCEDURES:Veterans with schizophrenia/schizoaffective, bipolar, or major depre...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Caroff SN,Leong SH,Roberts CB,Berkowitz RM,Campbell EC

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this article is to review the recent trials of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7 nAChR) agonists and positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) on the treatment of cognitive decline in schizophrenia. α7 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor abnormalities in schizophrenia and clinical implications of α7 n...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Jones C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of daily buprenorphine treatment (4 or 8 mg/day, sublingual) on reports of subjective effects after single intravenous doses of morphine (10 mg), cocaine (30 mg), and saline placebo were studied on an inpatient clinical research ward in 26 men concurrently dependent on opioids and cocaine (DSM-III-R). Late...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Teoh SK,Mello NK,Mendelson JH,Kuehnle J,Gastfriend DR,Rhoades E,Sholar W

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The use of smokeless tobacco/nicotine products is common among athletes, but clear evidence for their positive or negative effect on sports performance is lacking. Nicotine is a psychoactive substance involved in numerous neuronal processes including cortical excitability. The aim of this study was to evaluate ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Zandonai T,Pizzolato F,Tam E,Bruseghini P,Chiamulera C,Cesari P

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin 2C and 2A receptor (5-HT2C and 5-HT2A) antagonisms are hypothesized to play a role in the metabolic adverse effects induced by olanzapine and clozapine. Associations between polymorphisms in 5-HT2C and 5-HT2A receptor coding genes, HTR2C and HTR2A, with antipsychotic-induced weight gain have been reported. T...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Gunes A,Melkersson KI,Scordo MG,Dahl ML

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aripiprazole is widely used to treat schizophrenia. Plasma levels of aripiprazole and its active metabolite dehydroaripiprazole and their clinical responses in patients were explored. Forty-five (male/female: 19/26) patients with schizophrenia were treated with aripiprazole after a washout period of at least 3 days. T...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Lin SK,Chen CK,Liu YL

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Late-life depression, often in association with anxiety, affects approximately 15% of individuals older than 65 years. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are the first-line treatment but could be responsible of an early exacerbation of anxiety, possibly reduced by a very gradual titration of drugs. The ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Gibiino S,Mori E,De Ronchi D,Serretti A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is a common disorder in pregnancy and associated with adverse effects for both mother and neonate. Pharmacological treatment and prevention options include mirtazapine. In a series of 56 cases, we investigated neonatal outcome after intrauterine exposure to mirtazapine and exposure through lactation in the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Smit M,Wennink H,Heres M,Dolman KM,Honig A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This 6-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated paliperidone extended-release (ER) as both monotherapy and adjunctive therapy to mood stabilizers and/or antidepressants (MS/ADs) for schizoaffective disorder. Included subjects had a schizoaffective disorder diagnosis; a Positive and Negative Syndrome Scal...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Canuso CM,Schooler N,Carothers J,Turkoz I,Kosik-Gonzalez C,Bossie CA,Walling D,Lindenmayer JP

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been several case reports of improvement in tardive dyskinesia (TD) after treatment with calcium-blocking agents. We have conducted prior single-blind (rater-blind) studies of verapamil and diltiazem and found a statistically significant improvement in TD with verapamil, and a small improvement that did not...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Duncan E,Adler L,Angrist B,Rotrosen J

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dopaminergic dysfunction, namely, dopamine transporter (DAT) availability variations in patients with drug-naive schizophrenia after long-term treatment, is still not well understood. The aims of the study were to explore (i) whether the DAT availability in patients with drug-naive schizophrenia differed aft...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Chang WH,Chen KC,Lee IH,Chi MH,Chen PS,Yao WJ,Chiu NT,Yang YK

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual dysfunction (SD) is an important underestimated adverse effect of antidepressant drugs. Patients, in fact, if not directly questioned, tend to scarcely report them. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to quantify SD caused by antidepressants on the basis of studies where sexual functioning was pu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Serretti A,Chiesa A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first placebo-controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), escitalopram, in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Women with PMDD (intention-to-treat population, n = 151) were treated intermittently for 3 months, during luteal phases only...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Eriksson E,Ekman A,Sinclair S,Sörvik K,Ysander C,Mattson UB,Nissbrandt H

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:Many investigators reported that pharmacological treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) has been a promising field yet to be explored. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of a topical cream containing small concentrations of three vasodilators with differe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Gomaa AA,Abdel Aziz NM,Thabet RH,Fouly HA,Altellawy SH,Gomaa GA

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant fluoxetine inhibits alprazolam metabolism in vivo by inhibition of the cytochrome P450 3A4 enzyme. Citalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant that has not yet been fully evaluated with respect to its potential for cytochrome P450 3A4-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Hall J,Naranjo CA,Sproule BA,Herrmann N

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Medication algorithms have been proposed as effective means to offer optimal treatment and improved outcome for patients with severe mental illness. This single-center prospective study compared the efficacy and effects on treatment prescriptions of an algorithm-guided treatment regimen with treatment as usua...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Bauer M,Pfennig A,Linden M,Smolka MN,Neu P,Adli M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral event-related potentials arise from synchronous neural activity associated with cognitive processing. The P3 is a late positive component that is related to task complexity and is directly proportional to stimulus evaluation time. P3 latency and amplitude were examined after oral administration of diazepam, a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Ray PG,Meador KJ,Loring DW

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:The number of patients with acute synthetic cannabinoid intoxication (SCI) has increased in recent years although the prohibition of its legal sale and use in Turkey despite other countries allowing to some extent sale and use. The reported clinical findings of acute SCI are similar to the symptoms o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Altintop I

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression in the elderly patient may present special challenges for the design of clinical treatment trials due to a complex antidepressant treatment history, individual contraindications to certain medications, medical comorbidity, as well as concurrent medications for other medical conditions. The chronic, relapsin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Lavori PW

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that maintenance treatment of patients who have remitted panic disorder with agoraphobia beyond the six months of acute phase imipramine treatment may decrease the risk of relapse. This study further explores the relationship between relapse and duration of imipramine treatment in this population...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Mavissakalian MR,Perel JM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00