Open AccessAntipsychotic Medication in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author(s) -
Sarath Kumar Sathish Kumar,
Shwetha Sudhakar,
Martha Sajatovic,
Jennifer Levin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychopharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1533-712X
pISSN - 0271-0749
DOI - 10.1097/jcp.0000000000001282
Subject(s) - antipsychotic , medicine , discontinuation , psychiatry , adverse effect , cinahl , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , amisulpride , medline , psychological intervention , political science , law
There is limited evidence on the use of antipsychotic medications to treat people with schizophrenia in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This systematic literature review identified original research on use of antipsychotic drugs for primary psychotic disorders in SSA, assessed the methodological quality of studies, summarized intervention strategies, and examined patient-level outcomes.