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Liječnički vjesnik, Vol. 142 No. Supp 5, 2020.

Meeting abstract

https://doi.org/LV-142-supp5-24

Polypharmacy in a female patient suffering from multiple psychiatric disorders

Petra Sulić ; General practitioner's office MD, Marija Petrovčić. Zagreb
Marija Škoro ; Department of Emergency Medicine Vukovar-Srijem County, Vinkovci
Tomo Trstenjak ; University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

Psychiatric polypharmacy refers to the prescription of two or more psychiatric medications concurrently to a patient. Although psychopharmacology advanced and we now better understand the principles of therapeutics, its practice is still increasing. The prevalence of polypharmacy in psychiatry is between 13%-90%.

Keywords

polypharmacy, psychopharmacology, psychiatry

Hrčak ID:

251846

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/251846

Publication date:

27.1.2021.

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