| Antipsychotic medication prescription patterns in adults with developmental disabilities who have experienced psychiatric crisis. | |
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PMID: 22093645 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Antipsychotic medication rates are high in adults with developmental disability. This study considered rates of antipsychotic use in 743 adults with developmental disability who had experienced a psychiatric crisis. Nearly half (49%) of these adults were prescribed antipsychotics. Polypharmacy was common with 22% of those prescribed antipsychotics taking 2 or more antipsychotics at once. Predictors of multiple antipsychotic use included gender, residence, psychiatric diagnosis and previous hospitalizations. Implications of medication prescriptions to this vulnerable population are discussed. |
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Authors:
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Yona Lunsky; Jonny Elserafi |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-10-04 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Research in developmental disabilities Volume: 33 ISSN: 1873-3379 ISO Abbreviation: Res Dev Disabil Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-11-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8709782 Medline TA: Res Dev Disabil Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 32-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Dual Diagnosis Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada. |
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