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Economic evaluation of antipsychotics for the treatment of schizophrenia: a systematic review

Objective: The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review on cost-effectiveness analysis of oral antipsychotic agents to identify the trend of cost-effectiveness of drugs available for the treatment of schizophrenia. Methods: A search was conducted in three databases (MEDLINE, LILACS and PsycINF...

Esquizofrenia y su asociación con enfermedades médicas crónicas

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (8), 2017
The life expectancy of patients with schizophrenia (SCH) is 11 to 20 years less than the general population. There is an association between SCH and various diseases and chronic conditions, highlighting the cardio-metabolic diseases. This association has been attributed to the use of antipsychotics, howe...

Encerrado a oscuras: significado de vivir con esquizofrenia para diagnosticados y sus cuidadores, Medellín-Colombia

Aquichan; 17 (3), 2017
RESUMEN Vivir con esquizofrenia representa un enigma para todas aquellas personas que no presentan la enfermedad o conviven con alguien que la padece. Objetivo: comprender el significado de vivir con esquizofrenia para personas que presentan la enfermedad y sus familiares, quienes acudieron a una insti...

El juicio de realidad y mundos posibles en personas con esquizofrenia

Resumen El juicio de realidad conservado presupone el ejercicio de nuestra capacidad para procesar la realidad y adquirir conciencia de ella. Dicha conciencia se enmarca en la endoculturación que nos provee de marcos informativos compartidos que nos permiten la comprensión de quienes somos, de nuestra ...

The preventive effects of ascorbic acid supplementation on locomotor and acetylcholinesterase activity in an animal model of schizophrenia induced by ketamine

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Studies have shown that schizophrenic patients seem to have nutritional deficiencies. Ascorbic acid (AA) has an important antioxidant effect and neuromodulatory properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of AA on locomotor activity and the acetylcholinesterase activity (AChE) ...

Socio-demographic, psychiatric and legal characterisation of Colombian unimputable patients, 2000-2013,

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 46 (2), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Mental illness has been associated with violent behaviour. Criminal behaviour in the mentally ill population in Colombia has not been well studied. Methods: This is a retrospective, descriptive study, from a secondary source. An analysis was made of the sociodemographic, clinic...

The role of the CNR1 gene in schizophrenia: a systematic review including unpublished data

Objective: Schizophrenia is a multifactorial disorder. It is known that a combination of extensive multiple common alleles may be involved in its etiology, each contributing with a small to moderate effect, and, possibly, some rare alleles with a much larger effect size. We aimed to perform a systematic ...

The rs11191580 variant of the NT5C2 gene is associated with schizophrenia and symptom severity in a South Chinese Han population: evidence from GWAS

Objective: Recent genome-wide association studies have identified a significant relationship between the NT5C2 variant rs11191580 and schizophrenia (SCZ) in European populations. This study aimed to validate the association of rs11191580 polymorphism with SCZ risk in a South Chinese Han population. The r...

Current inpatient prescription practices for the treatment of schizophrenia in public hospitals of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Efectos secundarios de la medicación antipsicótica y calidad de vida en pacientes con esquizofrenia latinoamericanos

Ter. psicol; 35 (1), 2017
El estudio describe la relación entre los efectos secundarios a la medicación y la calidad de vida en pacientes con esquizofrenia. La muestra contó con 253 pacientes de los Servicios Públicos de Salud Mental de Bolivia, Perú y Chile quienes fueron evaluados con la Escala Barnes de Acatisia (EBA); la...