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A descriptive analysis of antipsychotic prescribing patterns for patients admitted to hospital with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia
Treatment with antipsychotic medication is recognized as the standard treatment for patients with schizophrenia. While evidence-based recommendations have been made on antipsychotic prescribing patterns for patients with schizophrenia, there is still a disconnect between these recommendations and …
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Antipsychotic prescribing as a treatment of dementia in British Columbia: physician-level characteristics associated with receiving potentially inappropriate prescriptions
Antipsychotic prescribing has increased. One attribute of this is off-label prescribing of antipsychotics to people with dementia to treat behavioural and psychological symptoms, which is not supported by evidence-informed guidelines. This manuscript investigated physician-level factors associated …
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The management of antipsychotic-induced weight gain
… to the burden of CVD among SMI cohorts. Whilst antipsychotic medications are essential treatments in psychiatry, the prescription of any antipsychotic substantially increases the risk of developing obesity. Thus, effective management of antipsychotic-induced weight gain (AIWG) is paramount in …
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Optimizing Antipsychotic Use across Nursing Homes: Implications for Dementia Care
… contextual factors associated with initiation of antipsychotics among short-stay nursing home residents with dementia; (2) evaluate the relationship of nursing home level initiation of antipsychotics with all-cause hospitalization and mortality; and (3) examine individual and contextual factors …