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- Title
Şizofreni Tedavisinde Çoklu İlaç Kullanımının Nedenleri.
- Authors
Özalmete, Özlem Albayrak; Özalmete, E. Onur; Ceylan, M. Emin; Sevim, Meltem Efe
- Abstract
Recently, the increase of antipsychotic polypharmacy in the treatment of schizophrenia is noticeable. According to the treatment algorithms, monotherapy at adequate dose and for adequate duration should be tried before the use of antipsychotic combinations. It was reported that polypharmacy could be necessary in treatment-resistant schizophrenic patients or for a short period during the switch from one antipsychotic to another. In spite of this, antipsychotic polypharmacy has been increasing. The causes of the increase in the antipsychotic polypharmacy use in schizophrenia have been discussed in this review study.
- Subjects
ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents; SCHIZOPHRENIA treatment; ALGORITHMS; DRUG dosage; ETIOLOGY of diseases; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bulteni, 2009, Vol 19, Issue 1, p68
- ISSN
1017-7833
- Publication type
Article