| Psychopharmacology research in the English-speaking Caribbean. | |
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PMID: 10820583 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Ethnic differences in patients' responses to drugs used to treat psychiatric disorders have been increasingly reported. Differences can be found in the English-speaking Caribbean population due to its multi-ethnic composition. With the goal of identifying studies on psychopharmacology and ethnicity, we searched for all abstracts and full papers on clinical psychopharmacology emerging from research in the English-speaking Caribbean published in the West Indies Medical Journal, the Caribbean Medical Journal and Medline. We found no studies focusing on this topic, although there were some which may indirectly imply the existence of such differences. High blood levels of imipramine have been found in Barbadian patients, and the majority of cases of neuroleptic malignant syndrome have been reported in Africans, as well as high levels of CPK. However, the numbers of patients studied have not been large enough to be representative. A significantly higher incidence of alcoholism has also been reported in males of East Indian origin. We concluded there is an urgent need in the region for undertaking this type of research to ensure a more favorable treatment outcome of patients treated with such drugs. |
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Authors:
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L K Jaime; H Maharajh |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Drug metabolism and drug interactions Volume: 16 ISSN: 0792-5077 ISO Abbreviation: Drug Metabol Drug Interact Publication Date: 2000 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-06-08 Completed Date: 2000-06-08 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904736 Medline TA: Drug Metabol Drug Interact Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 69-81 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pharmacology, University of the West Indies. Karelia Montane <lkjaime@yahoo.com> |
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Caribbean Region
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ethnology Humans Mental Disorders / drug therapy*, ethnology* Psychopharmacology Psychotropic Drugs / pharmacology* Research Substance-Related Disorders / ethnology |
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0/Psychotropic Drugs |
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