Drug interactions in patients with alcohol use disorder: results from a real-world study on an addiction-specific ward by Sebastian Schröder, Christina Massarou, Tabea Pfister, Stefan Bleich, Phileas Johannes Proskynitopoulos, Johannes Heck, Martin Schulze Westhoff, Alexander Glahn

“…Improvements in the quality of prescribing should focus on the use of psychotropic drugs.…”
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The Positive Effect of Psychotherapy in the Treatment of an Erosive Oral and Dermal Lichen Planus Case by Zana Fuad Noori, Mohammed Khalid Mahmood, Pinar Yaseen Raof, Handren Ameer Kurda, Balen Hamid Qadir, Didar Anwar Abdulrahman, Mohammed Aso Abdulghafor, Mohammed Taib Fatih, Basoz Khalid Hama Noori

“…Due to this apparent comorbidity and the risk of not responding well to conventional medication (topical and systemic corticosteroids) or the risk of relapse in the case of ongoing stress, we decided to integrate psychotherapy (without psychotropic drugs) as an adjunct into the management strategy. …”
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Paliperidone Inducing Concomitantly Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Rhabdomyolysis by Jaspinder Kaur, Dileep Kumar, Mostafa Alfishawy, Ricardo Lopez, Issac Sachmechi

“…Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH), neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), and rhabdomyolysis are the uncommon side effects of psychotropic drugs. We report a case of 35-year-old male with schizoaffective disorder who was admitted for acute-on-chronic exacerbation of his psychotic disorder for which intramuscular paliperidone 234 mg injection was given. …”
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Pediatric patients clinical-epidemiological characterization with suicide attempt at the Holguín Provincial Pediatric Hospital by Nilda Ramona Sarmiento Ardebol, Jorge Antonio Fernández Carballo, Dayana María Fernández Sarmiento, Frank Miguel Hernández Velázquez

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: patients aged between 16 and 18 years old (48.4%), female (74.6%) and urban origin (70.3%) predominated. 92.2% used the ingestion of psychotropic drugs as a method of suicide.<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: the studied variables behave in a similar way to that described in other populations and contexts, in which adolescents from urban origin who ingested psychoactive drugs also predominated.…”
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Analytical Methods Used for the Detection and Quantification of Benzodiazepines by Zidane Qriouet, Zineb Qmichou, Nadia Bouchoutrouch, Hassan Mahi, Yahia Cherrah, Hassan Sefrioui

“…The prescription of psychotropic drugs, especially benzodiazepines (BZDs), occupies a preponderant place in the management of mental illnesses. …”
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Antioxidants and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia by T. V. Sapozhnikova, S. A. Parfenov, T. E. Yesina, K. V. Sapozhnikov, A. N. Smirnov, A. A. Paulov, D. M. Rizakhanov, O. A. Rizakhanova

“…The study included 112 adult patients with functional dyspepsia receiving the antioxidant drug Cytoflavin containing succinic acid, inosine, nicotinamide and riboflavin, and cognitive behavioral therapy according to the method of Beck and Jacobson in addition to the main therapy (prokinetics, proton pump inhibitors, psychotropic drugs).Results. Of the total group, 74 patients had an optimal response to the inclusion of an antioxidant and psychotherapy in the treatment regimen (increased quality of life and reduced anxiety) and 38 patients had the insignificant response. …”
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Characterization of acute intoxications in Sancti Spíritus pediatric age, 2014-2018 by Yarelyn Prieto Amude, Karen Remedios Rodríguez, Yanicel Sorí León, Yaumara María León Águila, Raylen Escobar Román

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> exogenous intoxications in children are a cause of morbidity in the Sancti Spíritus province, so it is vitally important to follow up on the results obtained in this research, such as the rate of intoxication by psychotropic drugs.</p>…”
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A European Approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome Management by Michel Delvaux, Jacques Frexinos

“…In European countries, maintenance therapy is frequently prescribed for several weeks to attempt to decrease the number of acute episodes. In contrast, psychotropic drugs are less popular among European gastroenterologists than among American gastroenterologists. …”
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Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on postoperative sleep disturbance in older patients undergoing lower limb major arthroplasty: a prospective, double-blind, pilot,... by Chunyan Li, Jie Yang, He Liu, Wen Tan, Song Zhang, Hongxing Zhang, Yuan Han, Mingshu Tao, Rongguang Liu, Jiaxing Fang, Dexian Chen, Qi Wei, Xingyu Xiong, Wenxin Zhao, Junli Cao

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Prenatal diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease associated with lower postpartum depressive symptoms: a case-control study by Daniela R. Vieira, Patrícia P. Ruschel, Márcia M. Schmidt, Paulo Zielinsky

“…Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the use of psychotropic drugs and time of diagnosis were significantly associated with puerperal depressive symptoms. …”
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The trend of suicide and self-harm in the Chinese population from 2018 to 2022 based on ambulance medical emergency cases: a retrospective study by Ruizhe Yang, Jinsu Zhou, Francis Manyori Bigambo, Wu Yan, Xu Wang, Haibo Yang

“…Key strategies include regulating pesticides and psychotropic drugs, increasing access to mental health resources, and launching community awareness campaigns. …”
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Constructing a fall risk prediction model for hospitalized patients using machine learning by Cheng-Wei Kang, Zhao-Kui Yan, Jia-Liang Tian, Xiao-Bing Pu, Li-Xue Wu

“…Results The final model included the following variables: Adl_standing, Adl_evacuation, Age_group, Planned_surgery, Wheelchair, History_of_falls, Hypnotic_drugs, Psychotropic_drugs, and Remote_caring_system. Among the evaluated models, the Random Forest algorithm demonstrated superior performance, achieving an AUC of 0.814 (95% CI: 0.802–0.827) in the training set, 0.781 (95% CI: 0.740–0.821) in the validation set, and 0.795 (95% CI: 0.770–0.820) in the test set. …”
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Prediction of oral diseases in care dependent older people by Christina Andersen, Astrid Pernille Jespersen, Kim Ekstrand, Esben Boeskov Øzhayat

“…A significant association was also found between poor oral hygiene and taking psychotropic drugs (OR, 2.61; CI, 1.08–6.30). Conclusion Questions regarding the use of the dental care system and oral health problems could be used by nondental care staff in conversations with older people to determine their risk of oral diseases and poor oral hygiene.…”
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Impact of non-participation bias due to psychiatric illness on mortality and cardiovascular event estimates: a Danish longitudinal population study by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Mads Rasmussen, Christina Ellervik, Anders Jorgensen, Henrik E Poulsen, Zerlina Rygner

“…Overall, more non-participants used psychotropic drugs than participants (1.26 (1.21 to 1.31)), and psychiatric non-participants had higher psychiatric hospital service utilisation than psychiatric participants. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychotropic prescribing: a systematic review by Nikolaos Mastellos, Marie line El Asmar, Kanika I Dharmayat, Antonio J Vallejo-Vaz, Ryan Irwin, Swettha Mahesarajah

“…Given its long-term impact, it has become critical to evaluate whether changes in health delivery during the pandemic have had an effect on prescribing patterns for commonly prescribed psychotropic drugs. This study aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on changes in psychotropic prescribing patterns in adults, as well as differences in prescribing in different healthcare delivery approaches across various geographical contexts.Design and eligibility requirements Systematic review of cohort, interrupted time-series and cross-sectional studies examining prescribing trends for at least one commonly prescribed psychotropic drug during and after COVID-19 in accessing care remotely or face to face between 1 January 2020 and 17 June 2022.Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, HMIC and PsycINFO databases were searched in addition to citation chaining of relevant reviews.Extraction and analysis Study screening, data extraction and quality assessment were completed by two independent reviewers. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on behavioural and psychological symptoms in home-dwelling people with dementia: a prospective cohort study (PAN.DEM) by Maarja Vislapuu, Mala Naik, Bettina S Husebø, Marie H Gedde, Ipsit V Vahia, Janne Mannseth, Line I Berge

“…Moreover, depressive symptoms increased as assessed by CSDD total score (5 (3–9) to 7 (4–12), p=0.01) and worsened for 56 (54%), which was inversely associated with psychotropic drugs on-demand (0.16, 0.03 to 0.75).Conclusions BPSD worsened during the first months of the COVID-19 restrictions, most pronounced for psychosis and depression. …”
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Clinical features of cystic neutrophil granulomatous mastitis in 62 cases by Mengjie Wang, Dongxiao Zhang, Na Fu, Min Liu, Hongkai Zhang, Shuo Feng, Yifei Zeng, Wenjie Zhao, Jianchun Cui, Khattak Mazher Mansoor

“…Among the 62 patients, some patients had a history of oral psychotropic drugs, hyperprolactinemia, pituitary tumors, non-puerperal mastitis (NPM), and breast trauma history, or a family history of breast cancer. …”
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Pharmacogenetics of Risperidone and Cardiovascular Risk in Children and Adolescents by Amilton Dos Santos-Júnior, Taciane Barbosa Henriques, Maricilda Palandi de Mello, Osmar Henrique Della Torre, Lúcia Arisaka Paes, Adriana Perez Ferreira-Neto, Letícia Esposito Sewaybricker, Thiago Salum Fontana, Eloisa Helena Rubello Valler Celeri, Gil Guerra-Júnior, Paulo Dalgalarrondo

“…Samples from 120 risperidone users (8–20 years old) were collected and SNPs were analyzed, alongside assessment of chronological and bone ages, prescribed and weight-adjusted doses, use of other psychotropic drugs, waist circumference, BMI z-scores, blood pressure, HOMA-IR index, fasting levels of serum glucose, insulin, cholesterol, triglycerides, transaminases, and leptin. …”
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Changes in Alcohol Consumption During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic From 2020 to 2023 in a Prospective Cohort of Italian Adults by Sonia Cerrai, Giulia Carreras, Filippo Monti, Chiara Stival, Alessandra Lugo, Cristina Bosetti, Silvia Biagioni, Tiziana Fanucchi, Giuseppe Gorini, Andrea Amerio, Luisa Mastrobattista, Claudia Mortali, Anna Odone, Sabrina Molinaro, Luc Smits, Silvano Gallus, the “Lost in Italy” and “Lost in Toscana” Study Investigators

“…It was more frequent among individuals with anxiety or depressive symptoms (OR 1.24; 95% CI, 1.12–1.37), those using psychotropic drugs (OR 1.99; 95% CI, 1.69–2.35) and users of conventional and/or alternative nicotine products (OR 3.67; 95% CI, 3.00–4.48). …”
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Extreme Procalcitonin Elevation without Proven Bacterial Infection Related to Amphetamine Abuse by András Lovas, Zsuzsanna Ágoston, Klára Késmárky, Péter Hankovszky, Zsolt Molnár

“…Systemic inflammatory response with rhabdomyolysis and consequent multiorgan failure is a known sequela of psychotropic drug abuse. However, in cases with uncertain past medical history the initial diagnosis can be challenging. …”
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