History, background, concepts and current use of comedication and polypharmacy in psychiatry.
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol
; 17(7): 983-96, 2014 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Based on a careful literature search a review is presented of the history, background, concepts and current use of comedication and polypharmacy in psychiatry. The pros and cons of comedication and polypharmacy are presented, as well as their apparent increase in recent times. Possible reasons for the increase of comedication/polypharmacy are described. Both the potential advantages as well as the potential risks are discussed. The one sided view that all comedication/polypharmacy is nothing but problematic is questioned. Comedication/polypharmacy seems to be, among others, the current answer to the well-known limited efficacy and effectiveness of current monotherapy treatment strategies.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Polifarmacia
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Quimioterapia Combinada
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFARMACOLOGIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania