Other disorders
Chapter H.5.1
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Q1: In individuals with psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia), are antipsychotic drugs safe and effective?
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Q5.SCOPING QUESTION: In individuals with psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia) who require long-term antipsychotic treatment, what is the safety and role of depot antipsychotic medication?
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Q14. SCOPING QUESTION: In adults with psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia), what is the comparative effectiveness and safety of second-generation antipsychotic medications?
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Q2: In individuals with psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia), is the use of two or more antipsychotic medications concurrently more effective and safer than the use of one antipsychotic only?
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Q6: In individuals with psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia) who require long term antipsychotic treatment, are anticholinergic medications more effective in preventing or reducing extrapyramidal side-effects and/or improving treatment adherence than placebo/treatment as usual?
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Q7: In individuals with bipolar mania, are a) antipsychotics, b) mood stabilizers (lithium carbonate, valproate, and carbamazepine) effective and safe
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Q8. SCOPING QUESTION: In people with bipolar disorders who require maintenance treatment, are a) antipsychotics or b) mood stabilizers (lithium, valproate or carbamazepine) effective and safe?
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                 World J Meta-Anal. Aug 26, 2017; 5(4): 103-123
Published online Aug 26, 2017. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v5.i4.103 
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Introducción 
Capítulo A.7
Edición en español
Editor: Juan José García-Orozco
Traducción: Juan José García-Orozco y Carlos González Vivas
Revisor de traducción: Laura Borredá Belda
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This guide was developed by AACAP to give reliable information about medication
used to treat bipolar disorder in children and adolescents to parents whose children
have been diagnosed with the illness.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Q4: In individuals with long term and/or recurrent psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia), should individuals be maintained on pharmacotherapy indefinitely or withdrawn from treatment in order to allow for the best outcomes?
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Q3: For behavioural and psychological symptoms in people with dementia, do following drugs, when compared to placebo/comparator, produce benefits/harm in the specified outcomes?
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Q3: In individuals with a first psychotic episode with full remission, how long should antipsychotic drug treatment be continued after remission in order to allow for the best outcomes?
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Schizophr Bull. 2014 Jan;40(1):192-213. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbs150. Epub 2012 Dec 17.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Accessed January 22, 2019. 
This updated version include important research that has added to our knowledge about effective treatments for
child and adolescent depression. Its goal is to help parents and families make informed decisions about getting the best care for a child with depression. For ...easy use, it is presented in Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) format.
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                                                                The document "Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus" provides comprehensive guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults. It emphasizes the importance of individualized glycemic targets, lifestyle interventions like diet and exercise, and the use of medicatio...ns such as metformin, SGLT2 inhibitors, and GLP1 receptor agonists to manage blood sugar levels and reduce long-term complications. The document also discusses the screening and management of comorbidities such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetic complications like retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy. It highlights the role of diabetes self-management education and support in improving adherence to treatment and patient outcomes. The guidelines are evidence-based and aim to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with type 2 diabetes.
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                                                                The  guide  is  organized  into  the  major  types  of  toxicities,  the  associated  symp-toms, possible offending medications, and the suggested nursing assessments and interventions. Some symptoms (e.g. nausea) may be associated with a num-ber of underlying causes and may be mild, or a symptom of... a more serious medical  situation  requiring  urgent  attention.  The  pathophysiology  for  medica-tion-related fatigue and hypersalivation are unclear and these symptoms are not grouped under a specific type of toxicity. Additional information (comments) are provided for each toxicity to highlight relevant clinical information that may assist in  management  of  side  effects.  Medications  more  strongly  associated  with  the  side effect appear in bold text. The appendices include tools nurses can use to more thoroughly assess patient complaints of pain, depression and neuropathy.
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