Clozapine-associated neutropenia in Latin America: incidence report of 5380 Chilean users.

abstract：:The use of certain atypical antipsychotics has been associated with metabolic disturbances. We have assessed the evolution of body weight and glycaemia during a 6-month randomized comparative trial of amisulpride and olanzapine. Three hundred and seventy-seven adult patients with schizophrenia were randomized to eithe...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Peuskens J,De Hert M,Mortimer A,SOLIANOL Study Group.

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clock-drawing test (CDT) is used widely to evaluate cognitive disorders, but its role in the assessment of psychotic disorders has not been studied. We sought to examine whether the CDT plays a role as an indicator of psychosis and to establish its sensitivity to clinical improvement of psychosis. The CDT was admi...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Tene O,Sigler M,Shiloh R,Weizman A,Aizenberg D

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of cognitive impairments can be observed in patients with schizophrenia, including substantial reductions in the intelligence quotient (IQ). I propose that these impairments can be best understood in terms of the abnormal processes underlying the signs and symptoms manifested by the patient at the time of th...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Frith CD

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to evaluate the efficacy of venlafaxine extended release (ER) on characteristics of resilience, measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Data were evaluated from a randomized, 6-month, international, multicenter study of adult outpatients with...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Davidson J,Baldwin DS,Stein DJ,Pedersen R,Ahmed S,Musgnung J,Benattia I,Rothbaum BO

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrhythmias are a frequent and potentially fatal side effect of antipsychotic treatment. Strict ECG monitoring and clinical interviews are the standards used to prevent arrhythmias. A biologic predictive tool is missing. The identification of a genetic makeup at risk of antipsychotic-induced arrhythmias is the aim of ...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Drago A,Kure Fischer E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and sixty patients with a primary diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder were enrolled in a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of fluvoxamine. After a placebo washout phase, patients were randomized to treatment with placebo or fluvoxamine (100-300 mg/day) for 10 weeks. Sev...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Goodman WK,Kozak MJ,Liebowitz M,White KL

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three placebo-controlled double-blind and crossover trials were carried out to analyze the effects of oral yohimbine (YOH) 0.8 mg/kg on mood and performance in 16 healthy students. Subjective assessments (visual analogue scales, side-effects on questionnaire) and objective measurements (digit symbols, flicker fusion, ...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Mattila M,Seppala T,Mattila MJ

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have well-established antidepressant activity and have also demonstrated efficacy in a number of anxiety disorders, including panic disorder. The SSRIs, escitalopram and sertraline, are well-tolerated and movement disorders are rarely associated with their use. We pr...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Altindag A,Yanik M,Asoglu M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quetiapine ('Seroquel') is a well-tolerated, novel, atypical antipsychotic with consistent efficacy in the treatment of schizophrenia. To date, no clinical studies have evaluated the effect of quetiapine in patients who only partially respond to conventional antipsychotics, yet this type of patient is most frequently ...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Emsley RA,Raniwalla J,Bailey PJ,Jones AM

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sertindole is a novel atypical antipsychotic, which has shown efficacy in the treatment of positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia in phase II and III studies. Furthermore, these studies have demonstrated tolerability and a favourable side-effect profile. In contrast to classical antipsychotics, sertindole was...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Pezawas L,Quiner S,Moertl D,Tauscher J,Barnas C,Küfferle B,Wolf R,Kasper S

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double-blind, between-patient clinical trial carbamazepine (CBZ) (n = 8) was compared to haloperidol (HP) (n = 9) in patients presenting with mania (DSM III). Seven patients on HP and 2 on CBZ failed to complete 4 weeks treatment. In 4 of the HP group this was because of extrapyramidal side-effects (EPS). Two pat...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Brown D,Silverstone T,Cookson J

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For more than 30 years, lithium has been the drug of choice for the treatment of bipolar disorder. However, it has numerous adverse effects, a relatively slow onset of action, many common drug-drug interactions, and a narrow therapeutic index. Because of these problems, researchers looked for alternative and/or adjunc...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Lennkh C,Simhandl C

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, was investigated in a 6-week double-blind study among severely ill inpatients with DSM-III major depression. All but 1 patient also fulfilled criteria for melancholia. Following a 3-day placebo wash-out patients were randomly assigned to fluvoxamine, imipramine or...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Feighner JP,Boyer WF,Meredith CH,Hendrickson GG

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scientific, professional, and governmental bodies have in recent years intensified efforts to formulate guidelines for the treatment of depression with the goal that medical practice should comply with these standards and thus improve patient care. 'Evidence-based medicine' demands that medical practice should explici...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Linden M

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of myoclonus induced by quetiapine. A 64-year-old man with schizophrenia developed myoclonic jerks when given higher doses of quetiapine. These movements were dose-related and completely abated on reducing the dose. To our knowledge, these movements have not been reported previously as an adverse effe...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Velayudhan L,Kirchner V

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia presents a major clinical challenge. This review examines the evidence pertaining to the efficacy, tolerability and safety of adding selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to antipsychotic agents in the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia. Import...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Silver H

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve normal weight healthy male volunteers participated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effects of d- and l-fenfluramine, d-amphetamine, and the interactions between the two isomers of fenfluramine with amphetamine, on cortisol secretion. d-Fenfluramine and d-amphetamine in combination produced th...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Feeney S,Goodall E,Silverstone T

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small studies have shown positive effects from adding a variety of antipsychotic agents in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who are unresponsive to treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The evidence, however, is contradictory. This paper reports a meta-analysis of existing double-blind randomized pl...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Fineberg NA,Stein DJ,Premkumar P,Carey P,Sivakumaran T,Vythilingum B,Seedat S,Westenberg H,Denys D

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is uncertainty with regard to the appropriate use of metformin for the prevention and management of second-generation antipsychotic-induced weight gain and metabolic abnormalities. We aim to systematically review the primary literature and to provide recommendations with regard to the use of metformin in psychia...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Newall H,Myles N,Ward PB,Samaras K,Shiers D,Curtis J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of tardive dyskinesia in a consecutive series of 69 patients with bipolar affective disorder admitted to a catchment area service was found to be 19%. Prevalence increased with age and was related to the age of onset of bipolar disorder and number of previous episodes. Patients with tardive dyskinesia w...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Hunt N,Silverstone T

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-five patients with moderate to sever panic disorder were treated for 9 weeks with alprazolam or imipramine and were then, except for one patient who had committed suicide, re-examined after on average 3 years of treatment. At follow-up most patients (74%) did not suffer from panic attacks at all. In the beginnin...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Lepola UM,Rimón RH,Riekkinen PJ

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to systematically compare overall loss to follow-up, discontinuation rates because of adverse events and discontinuation rates because of a lack of efficacy in published studies assessing the efficacy and tolerability of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) compared to other second-g...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Gartlehner G,Hansen RA,Carey TS,Lohr KN,Gaynes BN,Randolph LC

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Out of ten consecutive patients with DSM-III-R obsessive-compulsive disorder without any previous history of bipolarity, three patients showed antidepressant-induced hypomania (clomipramine, one patient; fluvoxamine, two patients) within the first 5 to 8 weeks of the drug treatment. These data support the previous res...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Rihmer Z,Barsi J,Belsõ N,Pestality P,György S

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression compromises affected individuals' functional well-being and impairs their level of social and workplace performance. Improved social functioning in depressed patients may improve their work productivity. This study evaluated the differential effects of two antidepressants on social functioning outcomes for ...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Venditti LN,Arcelus A,Birnbaum H,Greenberg P,Barr CE,Rowland C,Williamson T

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zopiclone, a cyclopyrrolone with hypnotic properties was compared with temazepam and placebo in the treatment of insomnia. After a week's washout period, suitable subjects were allocated at random to zopiclone 7.5 mg or temazepam 20 mg or placebo for 2 weeks. Measurements of psychomotor function using the Leed's psych...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Ngen CC,Hassan R

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chronic course of major depressive disorder (MDD) often impedes the ability of patients to achieve full remission. Return of full functioning is a critical goal of antidepressant pharmacotherapy as the presence of residual depressive symptoms is associated with an increased risk of relapse. Treatment guidelines re...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Carrasco JL,Kornstein SG,McIntyre RS,Fayyad R,Prieto R,Salas M,Mackell J,Boucher M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The side effects of antipsychotic drugs have always been a major concern for clinicians and the appreciation of their importance in the treatment of schizophrenia has increased steadily over the years. Epidemiological studies as well as trials of the prevention and treatment of antipsychotic side effects are the conse...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Whitworth AB,Fleischhacker WW

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Agitation" is a term that is used to describe a wide range of dysfunctional behaviours in geriatric populations. The term is so widely used that in many cases it loses clinical meaning and therefore a more restricted use of the term is suggested. When patients with agitation are identified it is important to look for...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Ancill RJ,Carlyle WW,Liang RA,Holliday SG

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of risperidone and haloperidol in treatment-resistant chronic schizophrenic patients. Subjects (n = 78) who met DSM-III criteria for schizophrenia were randomly assigned to receive 6 mg/day of risperidone or 20 mg/day of haloperidol for 12 weeks. Clinica...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Zhang XY,Zhou DF,Cao LY,Zhang PY,Wu GY,Shen YC

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several cardiovascular risk factors have been linked to antipsychotic treatment and cardiovascular mortality is increased in these patients compared to the general population. The full metabolic syndrome (or its components) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disorders. The prevalence of the metabol...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Hägg S,Lindblom Y,Mjörndal T,Adolfsson R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00