title: [Therapeutic stereotypes among the mentally ill].
abstract: Using mathematical models described by Overall, the authors investigated in a sample of 301 psychiatric inpatients the therapeutic stereotypes in medicating psychotropic drugs and its dependence on symptom, syndrome and diagnostic level. The psychotropic drugs were described in a dimensional representation of psychopathology ('symptomatic space'). Besides dependencey from patient's characteristics as age and clinician's characteristics as special orientation, the therapeutic stereotype is mostly influenced by the symptom level. Only lithium therapy and electroconvulsive therapy are keyed to diagnosis. Getting more familiar with a psychotropic drug increases indications and contraindications on symptom level, the therapeutic stereotype gets more differentiated. The comparison between the therapeutic stereotypes of German and French psychiatrists shows a satisfactory congruence relating to dimensionality and relationships among the drugs.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D010054:Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
vernacular_title: Therapeutische Stereotypien bei psychiatrischen Erkrankungen.