Anticholinergic medications even in therapeutic range can cause recurrence of psychosis
Anticholinergic drugs are commonly used in psychiatry to attenuate antipsychotic induced extrapyramidal syndrome (EPS). Psychosis as a side effect is generally explained under the rubric of anticholinergic toxicity or induced delirium. Anticholinergic induced worsening of psychosis in patients with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-06-01
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Series: | General Psychiatry |
Online Access: | https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/33/4/e100235.full |