An initiative to curtail the use of antipsychotic polypharmacy in a state psychiatric hospital

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-23

  Patrick, Vijayalakshmy ^a,d   Schleifer, Steven J ^a   Nurenberg, Jeffry R ^b   Gill, Kenneth J ^c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HOSPITAL; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; LEGAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; NEW JERSEY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 30144442045     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.57.1.21     Document Type: Short Survey

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