Antipsychotic Overdosing and Polypharmacy in Schizophrenic Delinquents Explored

A logistic regression model for 289 cases of schizophrenic offenders in a Swiss forensic hospital between 1995 and 2016 revealed the following factors for above average levels of antipsychotic overdosing and polypharmacy: Odds for overdosing increased in absence of a personality disorder (237%), for...

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Authors: Günther, M. P. (Author) ; Kirchebner, J. (Author) ; Kling, S. (Author) ; Lau, Stephan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 64, Issue: 9, Pages: 938-952
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Keywords:
Antipsychotic dosing
Forensic psychiatry
Evidence-based treatment of schizophrenia
Schizophrenic delinquents
Antipsychotic polypharmacy