Antipsychotic drugs (APDs) are best classified as typical or atypical. The distinction is based
solely on their ability to cause extrapyramidal side effects (EPS), including tardive dyskinesia …

OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to examine rates and predictors of
psychotropic use and multiclass polypharmacy among commercially insured children with …

Objective This study sought to examine whether switching polypharmacy therapy to
monotherapy would improve the cognitive function and social function of patients with …

Objective This large nationwide study describes the prevalence and predictors of long-term
antipsychotic polypharmacy among patients with schizophrenia. Methods A register-based …

While combining antipsychotics is common in schizophrenia treatment, the literature on the
reasons for antipsychotic polypharmacy (APP) is limited. We aimed to identify prescriber …

Background Analysis of the prescribing patterns of antipsychotic drugs can improve
therapeutic outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prescribing pattern of …

目的: 了解住院精神分裂症患者药物治疗情况的年代变迁. 方法: 采用回顾性研究设计,
从三所精神卫生专科医院分层随机抽取不同年代住院精神分裂症患者的病历资料 …

Background: Antipsychotic monotherapy or polypharmacy (concurrent use of two or more
antipsychotics) are used for treating patients with psychiatric disorders (PDs). Usually …

This paper describes a program that was established by Florida Medicaid to improve the
quality of prescribing of psychotherapeutic medications. It relates the process used for …

Antipsychotic polypharmacy (the use of two or more antipsychotics at the same time) is an
increasingly common practice even though consensus treatment guidelines do not …