Inpatient antipsychotic drug use in 1998, 1993, and 1989

摘要: OBJECTIVE: Patterns of clinical use antipsychotic agents have changed greatly in the past decade. The authors’ goal was to examine these patterns. METHOD: They evaluated medication all McLean Hospital inpatients treated with drugs during 3 months 1998 (N=349) and compared results antipsychotics 1993 (N=299) Boston area 1989 (N=50). RESULTS: most commonly prescribed were atypical agents; olanzapine more often than risperidone or quetiapine, which other antipsychotics. Two at some time their hospitalization for 150 (43%) patients 1998. total discharge dose chlorpromazine equivalents 349 whom 371 mg/day, 29% higher 46% greater 1989. dos...