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Despite the availability of numerous options for the treatment of depression, treatment-resistant depression remains common. Several patient-related and treatment-related risk factors have been identified as increasing the likelihood of nonresponsiveness...
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in acute depression with that in chronic depression. METHODS: Eighty subjects who met criteria for...
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the pattern characterizing the prescription of antipsychotic medications to treat delirium in a new university hospital during a 5-year period. METHODS: Retrospective chart review was conducted...
OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed clinical courses to investigate the effectiveness of strategies switching to aripiprazole. METHODS: Patients confirmed DSM-IV diagnoses of schizophrenia who had been treated with aripiprazoleafter switching from...
Kim CW, Park HY, Kim CY, Seok JH, Shin YC, Yang DS, Yoon BH, Yi JS, Hong KS, Kwon JS
KMID: 2287395
Korean J Psychopharmacol.
2009 Sep;20(5):237-244.
OBJECTIVE: Aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic drug metabolized partly by the hepatic cytochrome P450 enzyme, CYP2D6. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the CYP2D6 polymorphism...