BACKGROUND
There has been no evidence about the prescribing practices in psychiatric care in Eastern Europe.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the patterns of psychotropic prescribing in five countries of Eastern Europe.
METHODS
We conducted a one-day census of psychiatric treatments used in eight psychiatric
Two hundred and forty-nine deaths owing to substance overdose were reported to the Medico-Legal Centre, Dammam, Saudi Arabia in the 8 year period from 1990 to 1997. All cases were subject to a full forensic autopsy with toxicological and histological studies. The overall male:female ratio was 7.9:1
Genetic and lifestyle factors influence weight changes secondary to antidepressants. However, the association between antidepressants and weight changes is seldom studied in Middle Eastern populations who have a unique genetic, lifestyle and dietary profile. This is a chart-based retrospective
Traditional treatment of functional dyspepsia (FD) is unsatisfactory in a subgroup of patients with FD, and the potential role of antidepressant medications also has not been definitely clarified. To provide more evidence for future optimal practice recommendations, we reviewed a
Patients were consecutively enrolled in a cross-sectional study to determine the severity of depressive symptoms and the rate of treated depression in a patient population returning to a stroke outpatient service during a 10-week period for a regular check-up examination after their stroke. Of the
Background Adverse Drug Reaction is any unintended drug consequence. It is often preventable. In developed countries, it is among the top ten leading causes of morbidity and mortality. However, it's monitoring is largely unexplored in developing countries like Nepal. Objective To identify and
Contamination of aquatic habitats with pharmaceuticals is a major environmental concern. Recent studies have detected pharmaceutical pollutants in a wide array of ecosystems and organisms, with many of these contaminants being highly resistant to biodegradation and capable of eliciting sub-lethal
The tyramine content of foodstuffs typical of the Far East was analysed: the items included fermented food and condiments as well as seven menus from different Far Eastern restaurants. The results of the present analysis extend to Far Eastern foods our previous conclusion that no severe dietary
BACKGROUND
The goal of this investigation was to determine the pattern of fatal poisonings in eastern Denmark from 1998 to 2002 and compare it with similar investigations from 1979 to 1996.
METHODS
The material included 2,996 autopsies from eastern Denmark in which extensive forensic chemical
To determine the prevalence of dry eye diseases in general clinical ophthalmic practice in a hospital-based population in West Bengal, Eastern India, a cross-sectional study was undertaken among 3023 subjects with the age of > or = 30 years, attending general ophthalmic clinic in a tertiary eye
OBJECTIVE
Previous community research has shown differences in depression and depressive symptoms across different socioeconomic and demographic groups. However, very few population-based studies on depression have been conducted in Poland. The purpose of the present study is to assess depressive
OBJECTIVE
The aim is to analyze how schizophrenia is pharmacologically treated in seven CEE countries: Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.
METHODS
Psychiatrists from selected centers in each of participating countries were asked to complete a pre-defined questionnaire
Tianeptine is a new antidepressant with a tricyclic molecular structure. Its main neurochemical effect consists in an increase in serotonine re-uptake. Its efficacy as antidepressant and its good clinical safety have been confirmed in controlled trials against reference drugs. 1,231 patients with a
Previous research suggests that practising physicians are more likely than the general population to use psychotropic drugs. Hypnotic and tranquillizer use in France is among the highest in Europe; most hypnotic and tranquillizer prescriptions are written by general practitioners (GPs). The
Acute poisoning is a common chief complaint leading to emergency department visits and hospital admissions in developing countries such as Iran. Data describing the epidemiology of different poisonings, characteristics of the clinical presentations, and the predictors of outcome are lacking. Such
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