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Erschienen in: Community Mental Health Journal 5/2019

23.10.2018 | Original Paper

Optimization of Antipsychotic and Benzodiazepine Drugs in Patients with Severe Mental Disorders in an Intensive Case Management Program

verfasst von: María-José Alvarez, Pere Roura-Poch, Nùria Riera, Ana Martín, Clara Blanch, Judit Pons, Josep-Manel Santos, Santiago Escoté

Erschienen in: Community Mental Health Journal | Ausgabe 5/2019

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Abstract

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.
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Metadaten
Titel
Optimization of Antipsychotic and Benzodiazepine Drugs in Patients with Severe Mental Disorders in an Intensive Case Management Program
verfasst von
María-José Alvarez
Pere Roura-Poch
Nùria Riera
Ana Martín
Clara Blanch
Judit Pons
Josep-Manel Santos
Santiago Escoté
Publikationsdatum
23.10.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Community Mental Health Journal / Ausgabe 5/2019
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-018-0349-2

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