Defining polypharmacy: in search of a more comprehensive determination method applied in a tertiary psychiatric hospital

Aims: This cross-sectional pharmacoepidemiologic study examined the prevalence of polypharmacy and psychotropic polypharmacy among inpatients in a tertiary psychiatric hospital in Belgium. Methods: Current prescriptions of all inpatients suffering from mental disorders were extracted from the hospit...

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Main Authors: Jeroen Govaerts, Julie Boeyckens, Astrid Lammens, Annelies Gilis, Filip Bouckaert, Marc De Hert, Jan De Lepeleire, Brendon Stubbs, Franciska Desplenter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20451253211000610