Comparative exposure to antipsychotic medications in immigrant and native-born populations of a Spanish health region

European Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 477-482

  Cruz, I ^a   Serna, C ^b   Rue M ^b   Real, J ^b   Galvan L ^c   Pifarre J ^d  

^a Catalan Health Institute   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c C Agy Hlth Technol Assess Res   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic medications; Schizophrenia and psychosis; Social and cross cultural psychiatry

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; EASTERN EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SPAIN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866468809     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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