Prediction of response to acute neuroleptic treatment in schizophrenia.

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：:Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a severe and potentially life-threatening cutaneous reaction associated with lamotrigine. The incidence of developing Stevens-Johnson syndrome during lamotrigine therapy is low. On the basis of the glutamate and dopamine neuron dysregulation hypothesis in schizophrenia, we propose new strat...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Shen YC,Chen SJ,Lin CC,Chen CH

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe orthostatic and cardiorespiratory dysregulation may occur during institution of clozapine therapy both during concomitant benzodiazepine medication and on reinstitution of clozapine after a washout period. Extensive medical and neurological workup before and after the trials can nevertheless be normal. The abse...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Bredbacka PE,Paukkala E,Kinnunen E,Koponen H

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithium is widely used in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Here we describe the syndrome of irreversible lithium-effectuated neurotoxicity in a patient within therapeutic doses and levels, which persisted after discontinuation of Lithium. A 50-year-old gentleman with Bipolar disorder presented with symptoms of Mania...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Jha A,Pai NM,Ganjekar S,Desai G,Chaturvedi SK

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatments given to patients with primary psychotic disorders include mood stabilizers (MSs) combined with other psychotropics, despite the limited evidence of efficacy, safety, and lack of regulatory approval. We analyzed records of 636 inpatients at the McLean Hospital (2002-2009), who were diagnosed with bipolar di...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Ventriglio A,Vincenti A,Centorrino F,Talamo A,Fitzmaurice G,Baldessarini RJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoxetine, a selective inhibitor of serotonin (5-HT) uptake, was compared with placebo in a randomized double-blind longitudinal trial in 12 healthy volunteers. Sleep polygraphic recordings were performed at home twice before and once after 6 days of medication. After 6 days fluoxetine significantly decreased the amo...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Vasar V,Appelberg B,Rimón R,Selvaratnam J

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the response of anxiety and depression symptoms to methylphenidate (MPH) treatment in patients with Asperger syndrome (AS) combined with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A group of 12 patients with AS/ADHD, aged 8-18 years, received 12 weeks of MPH treatment. T...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Golubchik P,Rapaport M,Weizman A

更新日期：2017-09-01 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 objective of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of mianserin and trazodone as antidepressants with serotonin 2 antagonist properties on negative symptoms and tardive dyskinesia in elderly patients with chronic schizophrenia. In this double-blind, placebo-controlled study the dose of each drug was incre...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Hayashi T,Yokota N,Takahashi T,Tawara Y,Nishikawa T,Yano T,Furutani M,Fujikawa T,Horiguchi J,Yamawaki S

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic information about Latino clozapine users is still scarce. Our aim was to evaluate the risk of clozapine-associated neutropenia in a Chilean cohort using the last Food and Drug Administration's recommendations for clozapine monitoring. Findings should improve clinical practice and promote changes in clozapin...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Mena CI,Nachar RA,Crossley NA,González-Valderrama AA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 6-month prevalence of depression in the Italian community was evaluated by means of the modified-Mini-International-Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) administered with a computer-prompted interview to a representative panel of 3550 individuals. Major depression and minor depression accounted for 8.0% and 2.9% of t...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Dubini A,Mannheimer R,Pancheri P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials are becoming increasingly international in scope. Global studies pose unique challenges in training and calibrating raters owing to language and cultural differences. Recent findings that poorly conducted interviews reduce study power, makes attention to raters' clinical skills critical. In this study,...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Jeglic E,Kobak KA,Engelhardt N,Williams JB,Lipsitz JD,Salvucci D,Bryson H,Bellew K

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term treatment with benzodiazepines (BZD) should be avoided in dementia patients because of an increased risk of adverse events. We evaluated how continuously dementia patients were prescribed BZD over 12 months. For this observational study, we used claims data from a large German public sickness fund for 2014 a...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Hessmann P,Jan Zeidler,Neubauer S,Abdel-Hamid M,Stahmeyer J,Eberhard S,Wolff-Menzler C,Wiltfang J,Kis B

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medication adherence with antipsychotics is adversely impacted by the burden of untoward adverse effects. In particular, sexual side-effects may interfere with compliance, but are often underreported by patients. Sexual dysfunction related to hyperprolactinemia is commonly described, but ejaculatory disturbance due to...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Loh C,Leckband SG,Meyer JM,Turner E

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：:This case series describes the development of retrograde ejaculation with the antipsychotic iloperidone. Iloperidone is a relatively new antipsychotic and has a strong α-1 receptor antagonism, which may explain this rare adverse effect. ...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Freeman SA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of second generation antipsychotics (SGA) represents a major advance in the treatment of schizophrenia. Concerns about the metabolic and cardiovascular adverse effects of the SGA have been widely disseminated. The benefits and risks of these drugs have been studied with a focus on particular organ sys...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Barak Y,Swartz M,Plopsky I

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interactions between warfarin and antidepressants can have potentially serious consequences resulting from enhanced or reduced anticoagulant activity. Information about such interactions was obtained from a Medline and hand search of the published literature, and by directly contacting manufacturers. The different...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Duncan D,Sayal K,McConnell H,Taylor D

更新日期：1998-03-01 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

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：:Sixteen young male volunteers received single doses of moclobemide 200 mg, moclobemide 400 mg, amitriptyline 50 mg and placebo in a double-blind crossover study. Subjects then completed a test battery which is sensitive to the effects of psychoactive drugs at 1, 2, and 4 h post-dose. The test battery included tasks of...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Fairweather DB,Kerr JS,Hindmarch I

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

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：:Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), such as venalafaxine and paroxetine, are used in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Patients with GAD frequently have comorbid psychiatric disorders, such as depression. SSRIs are effective in the treatment of a variety of anxiety disorders and depression. Citalo...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Varia I,Rauscher F

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic concentrations of antipsychotic drugs in the patient's plasma water or spinal fluid are identical to their blocking potencies in vitro at the dopamine D2 receptor, with the exception of clozapine which acts at D4. The variation in K values between laboratories stems from the fact that the apparent K va...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Seeman P

更新日期：1995-09-01 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：:Leukopenia and agranulocytosis are well reported and dangerous haematological side-effects associated with the use of typical and atypical antipsychotics. These potentially life-threatening phenomena have led to treatment discontinuation and the consequent reemergence of psychiatric symptoms. We report three cases of ...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Kodesh A,Finkel B,Lerner AG,Kretzmer G,Sigal M

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DIABCARE Q-Net project developed a complete and integrated information technology system to monitor diabetes care, according to the gold standards of the St Vincent Declaration Action Program. This is the first Telematic platform for standardized documentation on medical quality and evaluation across Europe, which...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Piwernetz K

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to construct and assess the psychometric properties of the My Medicines and Me Questionnaire (M3Q), a self-report side-effect questionnaire for mental health patients. Thirty individuals taking a psychotropic medication completed the M3Q side-effect checklist along with the Liverpool University Neuroleptic Si...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Ashoorian DM,Davidson RM,Rock DJ,Dragovic M,Clifford RM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen patients with rapid cycling bipolar affective disorder were recruited for an open trial of carbamazepine. Of these patients all but 2 had been resistant to lithium prophylaxis. Twelve of the patients were able to complete at least 6 months on carbamazepine. Of these 12 patients, 2 had a complete remission of ...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Joyce PR

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00