Prescription patterns of psychotropic medications for the treatment of psychotic disorders in the largest mental health institutions of Uganda.

abstract：:Sexual dysfunctions (SDs) occur frequently in schizophrenia patients and have a huge impact on quality of life and compliance. They are often associated with antipsychotic medication. Nicotine consumption, negative or depressive symptoms, and physical illness are also discussed as contributing factors. Data on SD in f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Malik P,Kemmler G,Hummer M,Riecher-Roessler A,Kahn RS,Fleischhacker WW,EUFEST Study Group.

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Olanzapine, a commonly used second-generation antipsychotic, causes severe metabolic adverse effects, such as elevated blood glucose and insulin resistance (IR). Previous studies have proposed that overexpression of CD36, GGPPS, PTP-1B, GRK2, and adipose triglyceride lipase may contribute to the development ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Yang N,Li S,Liu S,Lv Y,Yu L,Deng Y,Li H,Fang M,Huo Y,Li W,Peng S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a recent study, the authors gauged the net effectiveness of imipramine to be 53%; that is, of 110 patients having panic disorder with agoraphobia who started a course of imipramine at a fixed, targeted, weight-adjusted dose of 2.25 mg x kg(-1) x day(-1), 59 adhered to the regimen and showed a marked and stable resp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Mavissakalian MR,Perel JM

更新日期：2000-10-01 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:The associations between prenatal exposure to antidepressants and preterm delivery and fetal growth restriction are controversial and poorly understood. We studied the relation between antidepressant use and these outcomes. METHODS:Analysis included women with nonmalformed infants interviewed in the Slone Ep...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Toh S,Mitchell AA,Louik C,Werler MM,Chambers CD,Hernández-Díaz S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of rhabdomyolysis is described, with onset following three intramuscular injections of loxapine and one injection of benztropine over a 7-hour period. The possible additive effects of intramuscular drug administration and psychotic episode-associated increased muscle membrane permeability are discussed. Because...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Thase ME,Shostak M

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bipolar disorder is a serious mental disorder. This study investigated whether early improvement at week 1 or 2 could predict treatment outcomes at week 4 in clinical populations with acute mania. METHODS:We conducted a naturalistic study, recruiting inpatients with bipolar mania for acute treatment. Sympto...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Li DJ,Lin CH,Lu MJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:One of the major enzymes of the cytochrome P450 drug-metabolizing system, CYP2D6, shows a high degree of genetic polymorphism and variability in activity. Based on the degree of CYP2D6 activity, individuals can be broadly classified as poor metabolizers (PMs) or extensive metabolizers (EMs); the metabolism...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Nichols AI,Lobello K,Guico-Pabia CJ,Paul J,Preskorn SH

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study presented here compared the acute performance-impairing, subject-rated, and observer-rated effects of quazepam (15, 30, and 45 mg), triazolam (0.1875, 0.375, and 0.5625 mg), zolpidem (7.5, 15, and 22.5 mg), and placebo in nine healthy, non-drug-abusing humans. Quazepam, a trifluoroethylbenzodiazepine, was ch...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Rush CR,Armstrong DL,Ali JA,Pazzaglia PJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared fasting lipids and other metabolic parameters in 211 normoglycemic patients meeting the DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder undergoing continuous treatment with olanzapine, risperidone, or typical antipsychotics for at least 1 year. Blood samples were obtained after an 11-hour (+/...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Hardy TA,Marquez E,Kryzhanovskaya L,Taylor CC,Cavazzoni P

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Major depressive disorder causes significant morbidity and mortality. Current therapies fail to fully treat both emotional and physical symptoms of major depressive disorder. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate duloxetine, a dual reuptake inhibitor of serotonin and norepinephrine, on improvement of emotional and painful phy...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Goldstein DJ,Lu Y,Detke MJ,Wiltse C,Mallinckrodt C,Demitrack MA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Higher prevalence rates of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with schizophrenia are getting more and more attention. Uric acid (UA) has been frequently reported to be associated with MetS in the general population. Sex difference in this relationship is inconsistent. As a selective antioxidant, UA has also been fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Chiu CC,Chen CH,Huang MC,Chen PY,Tsai CJ,Lu ML

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of mania following the discontinuation of treatment with isocarboxazid are described. Although this phenomenon has been reported by several investigators to occur after cessation of tricyclic antidepressant therapy, there exists only one isolated report of hypomania after discontinuation of monoamine oxidase...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Rothschild AJ

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mixed mood states in bipolar disorder are difficult to treat and when present indicate worse illness trajectories. Several medications are US Food and Drug Administration approved to treat mixed episodes; however, the clinical trials have been short term and rarely reported depression response. METHODS:We c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Singh V,Arnold JG,Prihoda TJ,Martinez M,Bowden CL

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quetiapine (QTP) combined with lithium (Li) or divalproex (DVP) for the treatment of mania was evaluated in 2 double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. Patients were randomized to 3 or 6 weeks of treatment with QTP plus Li/DVP or placebo (PBO) plus Li/DVP. Quetiapine was dosed up to 800 mg/d; Li was dosed to achieve s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Yatham LN,Paulsson B,Mullen J,Vågerö AM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 10 years, knowledge gained about the pharmacokinetic profiles of valproate and carbamazepine has increased the clinical effectiveness of their use. Much of the information has been gained through their use as successful antiepileptic medications. As these agents begin to play an increasing role as mood-s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Wilder BJ

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma pemoline levels were measured in 6- to 12-year-old, severely hyperactive males coincident with onset of abnormal involuntary movements. Acute exposure to pemoline (2 mg/kg orally) was associated with choreoathetoid movements of face, limbs, and trunk in five of 20 subjects in an acute study of pemoline pharmaco...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Sallee FR,Stiller RL,Perel JM,Everett G

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of continuation therapy with tricyclic antidepressants has been established in a number of controlled trials. This study investigated the efficacy of continuation therapy with a relatively new antidepressant, amoxapine, using a double-blind controlled comparison with amitriptyline. Subjects met DSM-III cr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Mason BJ,Kocsis JH,Frances AJ,Mann JJ

更新日期：1990-10-01 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 current study aimed at establishing the prevalence of impulse control disorders (ICDs) in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and their association with demographic, drug-related, and disease-related characteristics. We performed a single-center cross-sectional study of 805 PD patients. Impulse control disorders ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Poletti M,Logi C,Lucetti C,Del Dotto P,Baldacci F,Vergallo A,Ulivi M,Del Sarto S,Rossi G,Ceravolo R,Bonuccelli U

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis has been considered to be involved in schizophrenia. Water channels are modulated just before apoptosis. In the aquaporin family, aquaporin 4 (AQP-4) is most highly expressed in the brain and is supposed to play an important role in a neuronal environment. In this clinical study, we investigated the relation...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Chung TS,Lung FW

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with chronic schizophrenia were treated with a combination of fluvoxamine, haloperidol, and benztropine. The combination significantly impaired performance on tests of delayed recall memory and attentional function. Haloperidol concentrations in serum were monitored in three patients and were robustly el...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Daniel DG,Randolph C,Jaskiw G,Handel S,Williams T,Abi-Dargham A,Shoaf S,Egan M,Elkashef A,Liboff S

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remifentanil is a short-acting, esterase-metabolized opioid analgesic. This study compared the abuse liability of remifentanil with that of fentanyl and placebo in a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. Twelve recreational users of opioids received increasing doses of remifentanil (0.6, 1.2, 1.8, 2.4, and 3.0 mi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Baylon GJ,Kaplan HL,Somer G,Busto UE,Sellers EM

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the use of antidepressant drugs among elderly people in nursing homes. Elderly residents who where found to have been prescribed at least one antidepressant drug according to the specific medication dispensing system were identified in 8 nursing homes in the county of Ostergötla...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Chermá MD,Löfgren UB,Almkvist G,Hallert C,Bengtsson F

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic that has sedative effects. In this retrospective study, indices of alcohol use were compared for alcohol-dependent subjects who either were (n = 30) or were not (n = 20) treated with quetiapine (25 to 200 mg nightly) for disturbed sleep. Indices examined included total days of a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Monnelly EP,Ciraulo DA,Knapp C,LoCastro J,Sepulveda I

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of benzodiazepines and psychostimulants are reviewed and an overview of the kinetic principles relevant to the utilization of these drugs in infancy and childhood is provided. Newborns and premature infants can metabolize and eliminate diazepam, although the parent drug has a longer half-life and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Coffey B,Shader RI,Greenblatt DJ

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medication nonadherence in severe mental disorders is an important clinical issue, but estimates vary between studies. There is a need for valid self-reports for both research and clinical practice. This study examined the level of adherence to prescribed medication in outpatients with severe mental disorders and eval...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Jónsdóttir H,Opjordsmoen S,Birkenaes AB,Engh JA,Ringen PA,Vaskinn A,Aamo TO,Friis S,Andreassen OA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was predicted that tiaspirone, a novel compound, would benefit schizophrenic patients since in animal experiments it is a potent dopamine blocker. Following a placebo washout period of 1 to 2 weeks, 14 patients were treated for 28 days with the drug in a single-blind, dose ranging trial. GAS, NOSIE, and BPRS scores...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Moore NC,Meyendorff E,Yeragani V,LeWitt PA,Gershon S

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia is a strong correlate of poor outcome than any other symptom domain. To have greater knowledge about the effects of antipsychotics on cognitive function, subjects of this study were healthy volunteers who had no confounding variables typically found in patients with...

journal_title：Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Chung YC,Park TW,Yang JC,Huang GB,Zhao T,Oh KY,Kim MG

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00