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ABSTRACT:
Methods: A cross-sectional, retrospective case record survey was conducted, involving 1164 patients with schizophrenia at the time of discharge. We checked all types and dosage of psychotropic drugs.
Results: Forty-three percent of patients had antipsychotic polypharmacy, and substantial concomitant medication was observed (antidepressants; 8%, mood stabilizers: 37%, anxiolytics or hypnotics: 68%).
Conclusions: In the results obtained in this study, we plant to report changes in the effectiveness of education in the EGUIDE project near the future.
SUBMITTER: Ichihashi K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7722678 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ichihashi Kayo K Hori Hikaru H Hasegawa Naomi N Yasuda Yuka Y Yamamoto Tomoya T Tsuboi Takashi T Iwamoto Kunihiro K Kishimoto Taishiro T Horai Tadasu T Yamada Hiroki H Sugiyama Nobuhiro N Nakamura Toshinori T Tsujino Naohisa N Nemoto Kiyotaka K Oishi Satoru S Usami Masahide M Katsumoto Eiichi E Yamamori Hidenaga H Tomita Hiroaki H Suwa Taro T Furihata Ryuji R Inagaki Takahiko T Fujita Junichi J Onitsuka Toshiaki T Miura Kenichiro K Matsumoto Junya J Ohi Kazutaka K Matsui Yuki Y Takaesu Yoshikazu Y Hashimoto Naoki N Iga Junichi J Ogasawara Kazuyoshi K Yamada Hisashi H Watanabe Koichiro K Inada Ken K Hashimoto Ryota R
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<h4>Background</h4>Guideline for Pharmacological Therapy for Schizophrenia was published by the Japanese Society of Neuropsychopharmacology in 2015. "Effectiveness of Guidelines for Dissemination and Education in psychiatric treatment (EGUIDE)" project aimed to standardize medical practice using quality indicators (QIs) as indices to evaluate the quality of medical practice. In this study, we have reported the quality indicator values of prescription before the beginning of the guideline lecture ...[more]