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Optimización versus "Switch" temprano en depresión monopolar: Revisión comprensiva acerca de una controversia clínica

Resumen Lograr la recuperación funcional lo más tempranamente posible en el tratamiento de una depresión monopolar es un desafío que los clínicos de hoy no pueden eludir, pues el retardo en conseguir la remisión sintomática predice mayor número de recaídas y mayor morbimortalidad. Saber cómo es...

Antidepressivos, ansiolíticos, hipnóticos e sedativos: uma análise dos gastos em Minas Gerais

Physis (Rio J.); 29 (4), 2019
Resumo A alocação de recursos com a aquisição de medicamentos é um dos maiores desafios para a efetivação da assistência farmacêutica no SUS. No entanto, poucos estudos avaliam a evolução desses gastos no nível estadual, especialmente com as classes dos antidepressivos, ansiolíticos e hipnó...

Manejo perioperatorio de nuevos fármacos psiquiátricos

Rev. chil. anest; 48 (4), 2019
Psychoactive drugs, including antidepressants and antipsychotics, are currently one of the most commonly used drugs, so we often find patients who consume them during the perioperative period. Historically, they have been associated with multiple and serious adverse effects, such as serotonin syndrome, b...

Consumo de drogas médicas, medicamentos de venta libre y alcohol en adultos mayores

J. Health NPEPS; 3 (2), 2018
Objetivo: realizar una revisión sistemática de la literatura para identificar los estudios que reportan la frecuencia del consumo drogas médicas, medicamentos de venta libre y alcohol, así como el consumo combinado de estas sustancias en los adultos mayores. Método: se utilizó como guía la Preferr...

What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about interventions for insomnia?

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Insomnia is a frequent complaint that generates more than five million visits to doctors per year in the United States. This study summarizes all Cochrane systematic reviews (SRs) that evaluated interventions to treat insomnia. DESIGN AND SETTING: Review of SRs, conduc...

Potential antidepressant effect of amantadine: a review of preclinical studies and clinical trials

Objective: Amantadine blocks N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and has dopaminergic and noradrenergic action, a neurochemical profile that suggests its potential as an antidepressant drug. We conducted a systematic review of preclinical and clinical studies addressing the effects of amantadine in ani...

The overprescription of antidepressants and its impact on the elderly in Australia

Abstract Introduction Psychopharmaceutical medications are noted for being one of the most commonly prescribed drugs worldwide, which makes the issue of overprescribing them such a heated topic in medicine and psychiatry today. Method A literature review was made to investigate the topic of psychotro...

Clinical practice guidelines for post-stroke depression in China

Rev. bras. psiquiatr; 40 (3), 2018
Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a very common complication that leads to increased physical disability, poor functional outcome, and higher mortality. Therefore, early detection and treatment are very important. Since there are currently no specific guidelines for this disorder in China, the purpose of t...

Procedimientos quirúrgicos asociados con un incremento del riesgo de uso crónico de opioides en pacientes sin uso previo
Surgical procedures associated with an increased risk for chronic opioids use among opioid naive patients