Prevalence and nature of antipsychotic polypharmacy among inpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders at an Australian mental health service

John, Alexander; Gee, Trevor; Alexander, Sweeka; Ramankutty, P.; Dragović, Milan

doi:10.1177/1039856214546672

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Prevalence and nature of antipsychotic polypharmacy among inpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders at an Australian mental health service

Published in Australasian Psychiatry • Aug 21, 2014

Authors:

Alexander John

Trevor Gee

Sweeka Alexander

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Though antipsychotic polypharmacy (APP) is widely utilised in many clinical settings for the treatment of people with schizophrenia, the extent of this practice varies considerably between different regions, countries and clinical settings. Studies from Australasia exploring the prevalenc...

Subject

Polypharmacy

Schizophrenia spectrum

Psychiatry

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