Antipsychotic drug use: McLean Hospital, 2002

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 355-358

  Centorrino, Franca ^a,b   Fogarty, Kate V ^b   Sani, Gabriele ^b   Salvatore, Paola ^b   Cimbolli, Paola ^b   Baldessarini, Ross J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic; Antipsychotic dosing; Inpatient; Olanzapine; Polypharmacy; Prescribing pattern

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LOXAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PERPHENAZINE; PIMOZIDE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; TIOTIXENE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; ZIPRASIDONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR AFFECTIVE DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23244444616     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.700     Document Type: Article

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