Fatemeh Khajavi-Mayvan
Department of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, IranPublications
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Research Article
Investigating the Relationship between the Duration of Hospitalization and Receiving Various Types of Typical and Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs in Patients with Schizophrenia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Mohammad Hosein Sheybani-Arani*, Fatemeh Khajavi-Mayvan, Ali Salimi Asl, Parichehr Hamzeie, Sholeh Namazi, Hamzeh Seddigh, Ali Massoudifar and Farah Moayedi
Background: Schizophrenia is a complex and heterogeneous disorder with diverse and multiple symptoms that cannot be distinguished based on the intrinsic disease process, the effects of drug therapy, or continuous and prolonged hospitalization. In recent years, significant advances have been made in schizophrenia. Objectives: Due to the burden placed on relatives and caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and the community and the need to pay attention to the well-being of these patients, we examined these patients by receiving a variety of typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs during the treatment process. Methods: 120 cases of patients with schizophrenia were hospitalized in Ebn-e-Sina Hospital in Bandar Abbas and were included in the study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Information on th.. Read More»