Five-year trend of antipsychotic prescription practices in a district Hospital in Ghana: A retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Antipsychotics are the mainstay treatment for psychotic conditions. Their prescription, however, should come with some caution since the consequences of their side effects can be dire for the patient receiving the prescription. Because of inadequate experts in low-middle-income countries, non-experts are trained through the Mental Health Gap Action Program (MHGAP) to reduce the treatment gap. This retrospective study analyzed the trend of antipsychotic prescriptions in a district hospital where mental health services are delivered by non-experts.

Methodology

This was a retrospective descriptive study that gathered data between 2015 and 2019 from the electronic database of the hospital. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS version 20. We reported the des

SUBMITTER: Daliri DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496068 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature