Sociodemographic factors of violent deaths related to licit or ilicit psychoactive substances: a cross-sectional study, Ceará, Brazil, 2015-2019 by Wanderley Pinheiro de Holanda Júnior, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Maceno, Maria Augusta Drago Ferreira

“…Association was found between benzodiazepines (29.5%) and tricyclic antidepressants (15.6%) and suicides; cocaine (28.1%) and cannabis (27.1%) and homicides; and cocaine (28.2%) and tricyclic antidepressants (5.9%) and suspicious deaths. …”
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Bupropion Mediated Effects on Depression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Smoking Cessation by Austin Clark, Brendan Tate, Bretton Urban, Ryan Schroeder, Sonja Gennuso, Shahab Ahmadzadeh, David McGregor, Brook Girma, Sahar Shekoohi, Alan D. Kaye

“…Bupropion had been in use since the late 1980s as an unconventional treatment for depression. Unlike other antidepressants, bupropion has no serotonergic activity and inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine. …”
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Factors affecting fatigue progression in multiple sclerosis patients by Dima Machtoub, Callie Fares, Hassan Sinan, Moustafa Al Hariri, Rim Nehme, Joelle Chami, Ronny Joukhdar, Raya Tcheroyan, Salim Adib, Samia J. Khoury

“…The study found that progressive MS subtypes, worsening depression, worsening pain, use of antidepressants, and use of fatigue medications were significantly associated with negative fatigue outcomes. …”
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Clinical Utility of Zuranolone for Postpartum Depression: A Narrative Review by Giannopoulos A, Singh J, Deligiannidis KM

“…Rapid-acting neuroactive steroid-based antidepressants have been studied and approved in the United States (US) for the treatment of adult females with PPD. …”
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Improvement of Depression after Treatment of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Report and a Review by Minoru Nakagawa, Kenji Sugiu, Koji Tokunaga, Chihoko Sakamoto, Kenjiro Fujiwara

“…After this treatment, his depression as well as Gerstmann's syndrome was improved and the quantity of the antidepressants decreased. The patient returned to work without any antidepressant two years after the treatment. …”
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A longitudinal cohort study on dispensed analgesic and psychotropic medications in older adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: the HUNT study by Tanja Louise Ibsen, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Sverre Bergh, Debby Gerritsen, Gill Livingston, Hilde Lurås, Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad, Bjørn Heine Strand, Richard C. Oude Voshaar, Geir Selbæk

“…People without dementia had increased prescriptions of opioids, other analgesics, and antidepressants after lockdown, whereas no changes were observed among those with dementia. …”
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Longitudinal Relationship between the Introduction of Medicinal Cannabis and Polypharmacy: An Australian Real-World Evidence Study by Maja Kalaba, Graham M. L. Eglit, Matthew T. Feldner, Patrizia D. Washer, Tracie Ernenwein, Alistair W. Vickery, Mark A. Ware

“…Medications were classified by group: antidepressants, benzodiazepines, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids, and total number of medications. …”
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Insufficient Evidence to Recommend Shu Mian Capsule in Managing Depression With or Without Comorbid Insomnia: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis by Zhao FY, Xu P, Kennedy GA, Jin X, Wang YM, Zhang WJ, Yue LP, Ho YS, Fu QQ, Conduit R

“…Trials comparing SMC with placebo or standard antidepressive treatments were limited. In depressed patients without comorbid insomnia, combining SMC with antidepressants reduced the incidence of antidepressants-induced sleep disorders (from 12.2% to 3.8%) but did not significantly lower Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) scores compared to antidepressants alone [SMD = − 0.09, 95% CI (− 0.32, 0.14), p = 0.45]. …”
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Distribution of Pupil Size and Associated Factors: Results from the Population-Based Gutenberg Health Study by Marian Kiel, Stephanie D. Grabitz, Susanne Hopf, Thomas Koeck, Philipp S. Wild, Irene Schmidtmann, Karl J. Lackner, Thomas Münzel, Manfred E. Beutel, Norbert Pfeiffer, Alexander K. Schuster

“…A smaller pupil was associated with older age, hyperopic refractive error, previous cataract surgery, diabetes, obesity, and ACE inhibitor intake, whereas wider pupil was associated with female gender, arterial hypertension, intake of tricyclic antidepressants, and intake of SNRI and tetracyclic antidepressants. …”
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Psychotropic medications: a descriptive study of prescription trends in Tabriz, Iran, 2021–2022 by Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Ali Fakhari, Ali Azimian, Amin Khameneh, Mahsa Matinkia, Ehsan Aghajani

“…Gabapentin had the highest prescription rate, followed by sertraline. Antidepressants accounted for 38.1% of all prescriptions, with anxiolytics accounting for 18.6%. …”
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Interstitial Granulomatous Drug Reaction to Ustekinumab by A. Walker, J. S. Westerdahl, J. Zussman, J. Mathis

“…The list of drugs implicated for inciting IGDR is growing, but most prominently includes ACE inhibitors, antihistamines, beta-blockers, antidepressants, and anticonvulsants. Ustekinumab is a human monoclonal antibody that targets inflammatory cytokines IL-12 and IL-23 and has been have shown to be effective in treating IGDR. …”
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Chronic abdominal pain. A multidisciplinary approach in gastroenterology and psychiatry by O.Yu. Gubska

“…Due to the need to exclude organic pathology and in a long-term observation of the patient, as well as due to the association of the diagnosis with mental pathologies, a critical factor is a thorough history collection, focusing on the description of pain. Antidepressants are the basis of pharmacological therapy for CAPS, with tricyclic antidepressants play a leading role due to their pronounced analgesic effect in low doses, but selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors are also important as the drugs of choice in patients with chronic pain and depressive states. …”
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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Caused by a Combination of Carbamazepine and Amitriptyline by A. Bruce Janati, Naif ALGhasab, Aboubaker Osman

“…The purpose of this paper is to warn physicians against combination therapy with carbamazepine and tricyclic antidepressants which may be conducive to neuroleptic malignant syndrome in susceptible patients.…”
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The Endoscopic Management of Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis by Adam J. Goodman, Frank G. Gress

“…Many approaches have been used to treat these patients, including narcotic analgesia, antidepressants, pancreatic enzymes, octreotide, denervation procedures, such as celiac plexus block, and various palliative, decompression, or drainage procedures. …”
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Weight Gain, Obesity, and Psychotropic Prescribing by Nikhil Nihalani, Thomas L. Schwartz, Umar A. Siddiqui, James L. Megna

“…The authors undertook a comprehensive literature review in order to present epidemiology, etiology, and treatment options of weight gain associated with antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and antidepressants.…”
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Increased Sensitivity to Serotonin Syndrome in Cerebral Palsy by Adam Schindzielorz

“…It is most often drug induced with antidepressants being the main precipitants. However, other classes have been implicated as well including antipsychotics, antiemetic and pain medications, and lithium. …”
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Discussion of functional dyspepsia issue in American gastroenterological week reports (Orlando, 2013) by A. A. Sheptulin

“…Treatment of FD includes application first of all of proton pump inhibitors, prokinetics, antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.Conclusion. …”
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Changes over a decade in psychotropic prescribing for people with intellectual disabilities: prospective cohort study by Paula McSkimming, Angela Henderson, Sally-Ann Cooper, Deborah Kinnear, Colin McCowan, Linda Allan, Alasdair McIntosh

“…There was also a striking increase in antidepressant prescriptions. Adults with intellectual disabilities need frequent and careful medication reviews.…”
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Side effects of psychotropic drugs on eye by A.A. Petukhova, A.A. Panov, Ya.V. Malygin, M.A. Kazanfarova

“…The use of psychotropic drugs (e.g., tricyclic antidepressants or serotonin reuptake inhibitors) in patients with higher risk of acute angle closure is of particular concern. …”
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Psychotic Features Abated with Vitamin D Treatment in a Patient with Major Depressive Disorder by David C. Fipps, Elisabet Rainey

“…Here, we present the case of a 49-year-old man diagnosed with major depressive disorder, severe, with psychotic features, who was treated with antidepressants and underwent multiple antipsychotic trials. …”
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