title: [Prescribing practice of psychotropic drugs in a psychiatric university clinic].
abstract: An investigation on the use of psychotropic drugs in a Swiss university psychiatric hospital shows that compared with other drug surveys drugs were prescribed to relatively fewer patients and polypharmacy was used in less than 50% of the patients. The most frequently administered drugs were neuroleptics, among which, surprisingly. Clozapine ranked first. Antidepressants were prescribed in relatively low doses. A drug survey like ours can provide a basis for the critical discussion of prescribing habits.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrische Universitätspoliklinik, Bern, Schweiz.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ambühl
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Würmle
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Michel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D001569:Benzodiazepines
vernacular_title: Die Verschreibepraxis von Psychopharmaka in einer psychiatrischen Universitätsklinik.