Antipsychotic Medication Prescription Patterns in Adults with Developmental Disabilities Who Have Experienced Psychiatric Crisis

Autor/inn/en	Lunsky, Yona; Elserafi, Jonny
Titel	Antipsychotic Medication Prescription Patterns in Adults with Developmental Disabilities Who Have Experienced Psychiatric Crisis
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 33 (2012) 1, S.32-38 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2011.08.003
Schlagwörter	Adults; Developmental Disabilities; Drug Therapy; Psychiatry; Predictor Variables; Gender Differences; Place of Residence; Clinical Diagnosis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Entwicklungsstörung; Psychiatrie; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Wohnort
Abstract	Antipsychotic medication rates are high in adults with developmental disability. This study considered rates of antipsychotic use in 743 adults with developmental disability who had experienced a psychiatric crisis. Nearly half (49%) of these adults were prescribed antipsychotics. Polypharmacy was common with 22% of those prescribed antipsychotics taking 2 or more antipsychotics at once. Predictors of multiple antipsychotic use included gender, residence, psychiatric diagnosis and previous hospitalizations. Implications of medication prescriptions to this vulnerable population are discussed. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10