Does prescribing long acting antipsychotic injection increase mortality or morbidity in patients who continue to use illicit drugs?
Introduction Substance use disorders among individuals with psychotic disorders are a common. This is generally linked to more symptoms, worsened illness and high rates of treatment non-adherence. Long acting injections offer reliable drug delivery, reduce relapse risk and mortality (Khan et al 201...
Main Author: | N. Sud |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2023-03-01
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Series: | European Psychiatry |
Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933823022939/type/journal_article |
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