Conference paper

SWITCHING AMONG ANTIPSYCHOTICS - FOCUS ON SIDE EFFECTS

Klementina Ružić orcid.org/0000-0002-4696-5102 ; University Psychiatric Clinic Rijeka, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia
Elizabeta Dadić-Hero ; Community Primary Health Centre, Primorsko-goranska county, Department of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia
Tanja Grahovac ; University Psychiatric Clinic Rijeka, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia
Vladimir Sabljić ; University Psychiatric Clinic Rijeka, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia
Tanja Kosec ; University Psychiatric Clinic Rijeka, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia
Rajna Knez ; University Psychiatric Clinic Rijeka, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia

Abstract

Depression is a disorder held responsible for high morbidity in the overall population. Causes of depression vary, but lifestyle
and stress can greatly contribute to its morbidity. Consumption of antidepressants is showing a trend in the economically developed
countries. Apart from antidepressants, the treatment of depression can consist of other psychopharmaca. Depending on the severity
of a disorder, that is - of psychotic symptoms, antipsychotics can be introduced in the treatment. Among those atypical antipsychotics
have an advantage.
This paper will illustrate a course of treatment of a female patient, diagnosed with psychotic depression and treated with
antipsychotics (i.e. olanzapine, ziprasidone), to which she developed side effects. To each of the antypsychotics the patient developed
side effechts, causing in prolonged treatment and affected its course.

Keywords

psychotic depression; atypical antipsychotics; side effects

Hrčak ID:

76536

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/76536

Publication date:

31.3.2011.

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