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Patterns of Prescription of Psychotropic Medications and Their Adherence among Patients with Schizophrenia in Two Psychiatric Hospitals in Accra, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey

BACKGROUND: Patients with schizophrenia are managed with antipsychotics and other psychotropic medications. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the commonly prescribed psychotropic medications for patients with schizophrenia, explore the types of therapeutic monitoring that were performed, and fi...

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Autores principales:	Ashong, Sharon, Kretchy, Irene A., Afrane, Barima, de-Graft Aikins, Ama
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5817813/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29536020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9850594

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