TY - JOUR
T1 - Contribution of adverse drug reaction to admission rates in an acute psychiatric ward
AU - Hermesh, H.
AU - Shalev, A.
AU - Munitz, H.
PY - 1985/7
Y1 - 1985/7
N2 - ABSTRACT– The relative contribution of adverse drug reactions (ADR) to the admission rate of an acute psychiatric ward was examined prospectively. Among 321 patients hospitalized over a period of 17 months, adverse drug reactions were the main cause for hospitalization in 7.5%. Extrapyramidal side effects ‐ mainly resistant akathisia ‐ account for half of these patients. The population at high risk was that of the elderly and those suffering from organic brain syndromes.
AB - ABSTRACT– The relative contribution of adverse drug reactions (ADR) to the admission rate of an acute psychiatric ward was examined prospectively. Among 321 patients hospitalized over a period of 17 months, adverse drug reactions were the main cause for hospitalization in 7.5%. Extrapyramidal side effects ‐ mainly resistant akathisia ‐ account for half of these patients. The population at high risk was that of the elderly and those suffering from organic brain syndromes.
KW - Adverse drug reaction
KW - drug epidemiology
KW - psychiatric admissions
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0022415484&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1985.tb02578.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1985.tb02578.x
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AN - SCOPUS:0022415484
SN - 0001-690X
VL - 72
SP - 104
EP - 110
JO - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
IS - 1
ER -
