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Antipsychotic Agents

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A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Of Olanzapine Plus Sertraline Vs Olanzapine Plus Placebo For Psychotic Depression: The Study Of Pharmacotherapy Of Psychotic Depression (Stop-Pd), Barnett Meyers, Alastair Flint, Anthony Rothschild, Benoit Mulsant, Ellen Whyte, Catherine Peasley-Miklus, Eros Papademetriou, Andrew Leon, Moonseong Heo, Paul Appelbaum, Philip Candilis, Nancy Byatt, Kristina Deligiannidis Nov 2013

A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Of Olanzapine Plus Sertraline Vs Olanzapine Plus Placebo For Psychotic Depression: The Study Of Pharmacotherapy Of Psychotic Depression (Stop-Pd), Barnett Meyers, Alastair Flint, Anthony Rothschild, Benoit Mulsant, Ellen Whyte, Catherine Peasley-Miklus, Eros Papademetriou, Andrew Leon, Moonseong Heo, Paul Appelbaum, Philip Candilis, Nancy Byatt, Kristina Deligiannidis

Philip J. Candilis

CONTEXT: Evidence for the efficacy of combination pharmacotherapy has been limited and without positive trials in geriatric patients with major depression (MD) with psychotic features. OBJECTIVES: To compare remission rates of MD with psychotic features in those treated with a combination of atypical antipsychotic medication plus a serotonin reuptake inhibitor with those treated with antipsychotic monotherapy; and to compare response by age. DESIGN: Twelve-week, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING: Clinical services of 4 academic sites. Patients Two hundred fifty-nine subjects with MD with psychotic features randomized by age ( or =60 years) (mean [standard deviation (SD)], 41.3 [10.8] years in …


Antipsychotic Use Among Nursing Home Residents, Becky Briesacher, Jennifer Tjia, Terry Field, Daniel Peterson, Jerry Gurwitz Jun 2013

Antipsychotic Use Among Nursing Home Residents, Becky Briesacher, Jennifer Tjia, Terry Field, Daniel Peterson, Jerry Gurwitz

Jennifer Tjia

The prescribing of antipsychotic medications persists at high levels in US nursing homes (NHs) despite extensive data demonstrating marginal clinical benefits and serious adverse effects, including death.1- 2 However, imprecise and outdated data have limited the understanding of the current state of antipsychotic medication prescribing in NHs.3 We analyzed recent and detailed NH prescription data to address: (1) What is the current level of antipsychotic use? (2) Does antipsychotic use in NHs display geographic variation? and (3) Which antipsychotics are most commonly prescribed?


Potentially Inappropriate Use Of Antipsychotics In Community-Dwelling Adults With Dementia More Common In Those With Low Income, Jennifer Tjia Jun 2013

Potentially Inappropriate Use Of Antipsychotics In Community-Dwelling Adults With Dementia More Common In Those With Low Income, Jennifer Tjia

Jennifer Tjia

Comment on: The essential and potentially inappropriate use of antipsychotics across income groups: an analysis of linked administrative data. [Can J Psychiatry. 2012]