Comparisons of psychotropic drug prescribing patterns in acute psychiatric wards across Europe

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-35

  Bowers, Len ^a   Callaghan, Patrick ^a   Clark, Nicola ^a   Evers, Catharine ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug; Psychiatric; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BELGIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG MEGADOSE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERMANY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIDE EFFECT; SPAIN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BENZODIAZEPINES; BIPERIDEN; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DIAZEPAM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1842789672     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-003-0719-7     Document Type: Article

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