Use of psychotropic medication in seven English psychiatric intensive care units

被引：10

作者：

Brown, Steve ^{[1
]}

Chhina, Navjyoat ^{[2
]}

Dye, Stephen ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust, Southampton, Hants, England

[2] Cumbria Partnership NHS Fdn Trust, Penrith, NSW, Australia

[3] Suffolk Mental Hlth Partnership NHS Trust, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

来源：

PSYCHIATRIC BULLETIN | 2010年 / 34卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1192/pb.bp.108.023762

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

Aims and method To describe the psychotropic medication given to 332 patients admitted consecutively to seven English psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs) by prospective, multicentre case-note analysis. Results Overall, 104 (32%) patients received rapid tranquillisation or zuclopenthixol acetate by intramuscular injection; 72 (23%) received more than one regular antipsychotic drug simultaneously. It was reported that 20 patients received high-dose antipsychotic medication, which was probably an underestimate. The use of these interventions varied significantly between different units. Clinical implications Potentially risky treatments such as forcible intramuscular medication are a standard part of PICU activity. Further work is needed to clarify the reasons behind the differences in prescribing practices between different PICUs.

引用

页码：130 / 135

页数：6

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