Optimization of Antipsychotic and Benzodiazepine Drugs in Patients with Severe Mental Disorders in an Intensive Case Management Program
| Autor: | Judit Pons, Nùria Riera, Clara Blanch, María-José Álvarez, Josep-Manel Santos, Ana Martín, Pere Roura-Poch, Santiago Escoté |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Psychosis Health (social science) Critical Care Hallucinations medicine.drug_class Assertive community treatment medicine.medical_treatment Severity of Illness Index 03 medical and health sciences Benzodiazepines 0302 clinical medicine Health care medicine Humans In patient 030212 general & internal medicine Antipsychotic Benzodiazepine business.industry Mental Disorders Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mental illness medicine.disease Case management 030227 psychiatry Hospitalization Psychiatry and Mental health Emergency medicine Drug Therapy Combination Female business Case Management |
| Zdroj: | Community mental health journal. 55(5) |
| ISSN: | 1573-2789 |
| Popis: | The Intensive Case Management (ICM) model is a community-based program for people with severe mental illness that may reduce hospitalization and increase retention in care. The aims of this study were to analyze changes in the antipsychotic and benzodiazepine dosage in 106 patients who participated in an Individualized Service Program based on the ICM model for at least 6 months and to assess the change in the number of patients taking a high or very high dose of an antipsychotic drug and the number receiving antipsychotic polytherapy. Both the average daily dose of antipsychotic and benzodiazepine drugs and the number of patients with high doses of antipsychotic and more than one antipsychotic drug decreased significantly. Implementing the ICM program in patients with severe mental illness could help to decrease adverse drug effects and health care expenditures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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