Refining treatment approaches in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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：:The present study aimed to compare health outcomes and tolerability according to antipsychotic medication (olanzapine, risperidone or an oral typical antipsychotic) after 6 months of treatment in a group of 919 schizophrenic patients who had never previously been treated with antipsychotics. Demographic and clinical p...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Gasquet I,Haro JM,Novick D,Edgell ET,Kennedy L,Lepine JP,SOHO Study Group.

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence has demonstrated the efficacy of pegylated interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) in treating hepatitis C virus infection. Neuropsychiatric complications commonly occur during the course of IFN treatment, with depressive symptoms usually appearing within the first 12 weeks. Few cases of the pegylated interferon-...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Sockalingam S,Balderson K

更新日期：2005-09-01 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 aim of this study was to evaluate flexibly dosed brexpiprazole for early-episode schizophrenia through the assessment of efficacy, social functioning, and tolerability. This was an exploratory, 16-week, open-label, flexible-dose (1, 2, 3, or 4 mg/day; target dose 3 mg/day) study in outpatients with early-episode s...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Malla A,Ota A,Nagamizu K,Perry P,Weiller E,Baker RA

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：:In an earlier study, we found a similar frequency of individuals with an abnormal correlation between serum leptin levels and body mass index (BMI) (outliers above or below the 95% confidence interval in the regression line) during treatment with antipsychotic drugs (n=301), other psychotropic drugs (n=65), and drug-f...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Marquina D,Peña R,Fernández E,Baptista T

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective cohort study was performed to investigate the association between risperidone and deteriorating performance in walking and dressing in subjects with Parkinson's disease using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination data. These data include inpatient claims including information from the time of...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Iketani R,Imai S,Horiguchi H,Furushima D,Fushimi K,Yamada H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the limitations in efficacy and safety of the older tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) a number of new approaches have been made in recent years to the treatment of depression to obtain more effective, more rapidly acting, better tolerated and safer drugs. One tactic has...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Silverstone T

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of prophylactic treatment with depot antipsychotic drugs was examined in 16 patients with bipolar affective disorder. The frequency and duration of illness episodes occurring during depot treatment was compared to that which occurred when these patients were treated with other agents over a corresponding ti...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： White E,Cheung P,Silverstone T

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to identify the prescribing patterns of lithium or of lithium+valproate in 75 bipolar I outpatients in a manic or a mixed phase within a naturalistic setting. The differences between the two treatments and the correlation between serum lithium levels and response were also examined. The results...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Muti M,Del Grande C,Musetti L,Marazziti D,Pergentini I,Corsi M,Turri M,Umberto Corsini G,Dell'Osso L

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between plasma concentrations of the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline and the metabolism of the new antipsychotic risperidone was studied in 12 patients with chronic schizophrenia. Each patient received 3 mg risperidone twice a day for 28 days. Amitriptyline was coadministered at doses of 50 mg/d...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Sommers DK,Snyman JR,van Wyk M,Blom MW,Huang ML,Levron JC

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of numerous previous studies, the serotonergic system plays a role in the pathogenesis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and effective agents in this pathway, such as 5-hydroxytryptophan, can potentially contribute to treatment of patients with this disorder. Evaluating the efficacy of 5-hydroxytrypt...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Yousefzadeh F,Sahebolzamani E,Sadri A,Mortezaei A,Aqamolaei A,Mortazavi SH,Shalbafan MR,Ghaffari S,Alikhani R,Mousavi SB,Naderi S,Shamabadi A,Jalilevand S,Akhondzadeh S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of benzodiazepine and related drug (BZDR) use, especially long-term use, and associated factors among community-dwelling individuals with and without Alzheimer's disease (AD). We utilized data from the MEDALZ-2005 cohort, which includes all community-dwelling ind...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Taipale H,Koponen M,Tanskanen A,Tolppanen AM,Tiihonen J,Hartikainen S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a relatively common and impairing disorder. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) appear selectively efficacious for BDD, but pharmacotherapy research is limited, and escitalopram has not been studied. Fifteen subjects with BDD were treated with escitalopram and assessed with...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Phillips KA

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：: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：:Clozapine therapy does not produce the rapid response that may be required in severely disturbed patients. The latter, not uncommonly, obstruct treatment by refusing to give blood for haematological monitoring or refusing to swallow tablets. Whereas electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may be used for rapid behavioural con...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： James DV,Gray NS

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：:The clinical trial programme of sertraline, a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, has shown the drug to have a favourable safety and toleration profile. In contrast, the tricyclic antidepressant, amitriptyline, produced a significant level of side effects, particularly anticholinergic. The side-effect profile of ...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Doogan DP

更新日期：1991-12-01 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 report the case of a patient with schizophrenia who developed urinary hesitancy and eventually urinary retention, 6 months after continuous treatment with ziprasidone; he had been administered no other medication during this time. The micturition difficulties resolved immediately upon discontinuation of ziprasidone...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Xomalis D,Bozikas VP,Garyfallos G,Nikolaidis N,Giouzepas J,Fokas K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary objective of this post-hoc analysis was to evaluate the effect of short-term treatment with desvenlafaxine versus placebo on sexual dysfunction (SD), assessed from Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale scores, in adult outpatients with major depressive disorder. Data from three randomized, double-blind, placebo...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Clayton AH,Hwang E,Kornstein SG,Tourian KA,Cheng RF,Abraham L,Mele L,Boucher M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of compounds having an effect on serotonergic transmission have been shown to have a beneficial therapeutic action in patients with bulimia nervosa. Many previous studies, however, have suffered from methodological shortcomings, in particular small population sizes. This article reviews present data which sug...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Wood A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although life prevalence of substance use disorders among patients with schizophrenia is close to 50%, few studies have been carried out to date to identify an integrated pharmacological treatment for this comorbidity. So far, the most promising results, that we report here, have been obtained with clozapine. To a les...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Potvin S,Stip E,Roy JY

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory marker associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease. A recent study found CRP levels to be higher in individuals treated with certain antipsychotic medications such as olanzapine; however, it is not clear whether this is associated directly with dr...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Kim SH,Reaven G,Lindley S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sedative properties of two doses (50 and 150 mg) of a benzodiazepine partial agonist, PK 8165 (pipequaline), were compared to diazepam 10 mg and placebo in 12 normal volunteers. The assessment, performed before drug intake and 2 and 5 hours after drug intake, included a battery of visual analogue scales and standa...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： von Frenckell R,Ansseau M,Bonnet D

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new short-acting thieno-diazepine compound, brotizolam, has been compared to nitrazepam in a double-blind trial. Following an initial 3-day control period with no treatment, insomniac patients were allocated to 2 weeks treatment with one or the other drug according to random selection. This was then followed by a fu...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Wheatley D

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently proposed criteria for remission by a 'Remission in Schizophrenia Working Group' have generated considerable interest. We assessed rates, predictors, and correlates of remission in a sample of patients with first-episode schizophrenia treated with injectable, long-acting risperidone. This allowed us to examine...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Emsley R,Oosthuizen P,Koen L,Niehaus DJ,Medori R,Rabinowitz J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), citalopram and fluoxetine, both at a daily dose of 20 mg, were compared in patients with unipolar major depression treated in general practice. This was a multicentre, double-blind, randomized trial carried out in France. The duration of treatment was 8 weeks. Patie...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Patris M,Bouchard JM,Bougerol T,Charbonnier JF,Chevalier JF,Clerc G,Cyran C,Van Amerongen P,Lemming O,Høpfner Petersen HE

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00