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Contribution of adverse drug reaction to admission rates in an acute psychiatric ward
Author(s) -
Hermesh H.,
Shalev A.,
Munitz H.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1985.tb02578.x
Subject(s) - akathisia , medicine , adverse effect , extrapyramidal symptoms , drug , psychiatry , drug reaction , population , pediatrics , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , antipsychotic , environmental health
– 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.