Demographic predictors of the use of injectable versus oral antipsychotic medications in outpatients.
The authors examined the records of 397 outpatients maintained on antipsychotic medication to identify demographic characteristics that predicted use of depot medication. Patients maintained on long-acting antipsychotics tended to be young, male, and black. The age effect was largely restricted to white patients.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D012737:Sex Factors
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations