Epidemiology and characteristics of emergency departments visits by US adults with psychiatric disorder and antipsychotic mention from 2000 to 2004

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1375-1385

  Sankaranarayanan, Jayashri ^a,b   Puumala, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic; Atypical; Combination; Emergency department visits; Psychiatric disorders; Typical

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CLOZAPINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; ZIPRASIDONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347223236     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079907X187900     Document Type: Article

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