Background Herb-drug interactions are an important issue in drug safety and clinical
practice. The aim of this epidemiological study was to characterize associations of clinical …

BackgroundChinese herbal medicine has been used to treat millions of people with
schizophrenia for thousands of years. AimsTo evaluate Chinese herbal medicine as a …

OBJECTIVE: This study uses a nationwide population-based dataset to explore factors and
patterns associated with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) usage among schizophrenia …

Use of concomitant medications with antipsychotic agents in the treatment of schizophrenia
is common but lacks a clear scientific rationale. We evaluated concomitant medication …

This chapter provides an overview of the potential benefits of herbal medicine used in the
treatment of schizophrenia. Naturally occurring compounds may possess antischizophrenic …

Background and Objectives: Patients with schizophrenia are often exposed to
polypharmacotherapy, which may lead to drug—drug interactions. The aim of the study was …

Background As a newly developed treatment method for schizophrenia, horticultural therapy
is gaining more attention. However, there is as of now little research investigating this topic …

Background: Although antipsychotic monotherapy is recommended as the main treatment
for schizophrenia, antipsychotic polypharmacy is not rare in practice. However, longitudinal …

Aims Previous studies of the prescription patterns of psychotropic medications in patients
with schizophrenia have highlighted a high rate of antipsychotic polypharmacy, but data in …

Background Current evidence-based guidelines provide unclear support for many common
polypharmacy practices in schizophrenia. Excessive or complex polypharmacy (≥ 4 …