Implementation of a rational pharmacotherapy intervention for inpatients at a psychiatric department

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 242-249

  Sorensen, Lene ^a   Nielsen, Bent ^b   Stage, Kurt B ^b   Brøsen, Kim ^b   Damkier, Per ^b  

^a Amgros I/S ^*  (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Depression; Inpatient; Rational pharmacotherapy; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLOZAPINE; ESCITALOPRAM; LITHIUM SALT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; OLANZAPINE; PERPHENAZINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE; ZIPRASIDONE;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DENMARK; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 47949117729     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480802097826     Document Type: Article

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