Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 27 No. 3, 2015.
Conference paper
IS TREATMENT-RESISTANCE IN PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS A TRAP FOR POLYPHARMACY?
Miroslava Jašović-Gašić
; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Academy of Medical Science, Serbian Medical Society, Belgrade, Serbia
Abstract
Background: Nowadays, more and more mental health professionals manage patients who fail treatment for major psychiatric
disorders. There is not a consensus on how to deal with treatment-resistance patients, but usually psychiatrists result to
polypharmacy.
Method: In reviewing the evidence based clinical research we will try to answer some questions about treatment-resistant
psychiatric disorders. Treatment-resistant symptoms complicate the clinical course of all psychiatric disorders especially schizophrenia,
causing the patients not to reach the therapeutical goal and enter remission. In consequence, polypharmacy is used to try to
deal with the remaining symptoms, raising other issues.
Summary: We will try to deal with this problematic issue through clinical studies and major research done to try and answer the
question posed.
Keywords
treatment resistance – polypharmacy – schizophrenia - psychiatric disorders
Hrčak ID:
162489
URI
Publication date:
23.9.2015.
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