Publications by authors named "Elena Cocuzza"
Background: Partial adherence to antipsychotics is the most common cause of relapses and rehospitalization in patients with schizophrenia (SZ), leading to higher health care costs and psychosocial disability. The use of long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics may improve therapeutic continuity and adherence to treatment.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of switching from oral antipsychotics (OAs) to long-acting antipsychotics.
This study has two goals. The first goal is to assess the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) candidates by means of standardized procedures because there has been little research concerning psychiatric problems of potential OLT candidates using standardized instruments. The second goal focuses on identifying predictors of these psychiatric disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Of the various Axis II disorders, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is among the more critical to treat. There are at present few results in terms of clinical outcome with the psychotropic agents available. Possible targets for pharmacotherapy are affective symptoms, cognitive disturbances, and impulsive, self-injurious behaviors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDonepezil in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: long-term efficacy and safety.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
February 2002
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term efficacy, safety and tolerability of donepezil in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Methods: Twenty-five patients (15 females and 10 males) with mild to moderate AD, according to DSM IV criteria, were recruited in the study. The principal efficacy measures were Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale score (ADAS-cog), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Physical Self-Maintenance Scale (PSMS).