Aripiprazole for the treatment of schizophrenia: Recommendations of a panel of Spanish experts on its use in clinical practice.

Objectives: Aripiprazole is an antipsychotic with a partial agonism of dopamine D and D receptors. This differential mechanism implies a rigorous appraisal of the appropriate therapeutic strategies in certain situations. To answer currently unsolved clinical questions about the use of oral and long-acting injectable (LAI) aripiprazole, we present here an expert consensus from 12 Spanish psychiatrists and a pharmacologist with extensive experience in the use of this antipsychotic.

Antiretroviral treatment adherence and mental disorders: observational case-control study in people living with HIV in Spain.

Mental disorders hamper immunological control of HIV infection by exerting a negative influence on antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. We sought to address the possible relationship between non-adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART), mental disorders and substance use in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Spain, which presents a high prevalence of intravenously transmitted HIV infection. We assessed 125 PLWHA attending regular outpatient follow-up.

Personality and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adult patients.

Objective: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been able to transform HIV infection into a chronic disease. However, ART adherence remains an important barrier and personality traits have been postulated as a factor to be considered. This study aims to identify personality traits that can affect ART adherence, taking into account other potentially influencing factors.

Correction to: Once‑Monthly Long‑Acting Injectable Aripiprazole for the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia and Co‑occurring Substance Use Disorders: A Multicentre, Observational Study.

A randomized, 1-year follow-up study comparing LAI aripiprazole with LAI paliperidone in patients with psychosis, mostly schizophrenia, and SUD reported a large effect of the change from baseline in the CGI severity score, from 5.9 to 2.4 for LAI aripiprazole and from 5.

Once-Monthly Long-Acting Injectable Aripiprazole for the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia and Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders: A Multicentre, Observational Study.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and impact of long-acting injectable (LAI) aripiprazole in patients with schizophrenia with a coexisting substance use disorder (SUD).

Patients And Methods: A multicenter, observational, descriptive and retrospective study was conducted in patients with a DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia who had a coexisting SUD and were treated with LAI-aripiprazole. Disease severity was evaluated with the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) severity scale for schizophrenia, daily functioning and disability were evaluated with the World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Scale (WHODAS-2.

Influence of substance use and cognitive impairment on adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV+ patients.

Strict adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is needed to ensure the effectiveness of HIV treatment. The adverse effects of substance abuse and neurocognitive impairment on medication adherence have both been suggested by several studies. Therefore, the aim of this research is to study the relationship among adherence to ART, cognitive dysfunction, and abuse of certain substances (alcohol, heroin, cocaine, other stimulants, cannabis and benzodiazepines) and/or methadone treatment in our social environment.

Relationship between alcohol consumption, whether linked to other substance use or not, and antiretroviral treatment adherence in HIV+ patients.

Hazardous alcohol consumption is a common diagnosis among people living with HIV infection. The relationship between alcohol consumption and poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy has been highlighted in different studies, yet few of them performed a parallel analysis of other substance use. In Spain, alcohol consumption is frequently associated with other substance use, mainly cannabis and cocaine.