Psychiatric use of unscheduled medications in the Pennsylvania state hospital system: Effects of discontinuing the use of P.R.N. orders

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 261-270

  Smith, Gregory M ^a,b   Davis, Robert H ^b   Altenor, Aidan ^b   Tran, Dung P ^a,b   Wolfe, Karen L ^a,b   Deegan, John A ^b,c   Bradley, Jessica ^b  

^a Allentown State Hospital   (United States)

^b Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services   (United States)

^c Wernersville State Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital; Medication; Practice; PRN; Restraint

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE; LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; TEMAZEPAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOLDIPEM TARTRATE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 57849147780     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-008-9126-y     Document Type: Article

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