Background: Postpartum anxiety (PPA) symptoms have harmful effects on child development and mother-infant interactions. Accordingly, in-depth knowledge of associated risk factors is crucial for prevention policies. This study aimed to estimate PPA symptom prevalence at 2 months and to identify associated risk factors in a representative sample of all women who gave birth in France in 2021, and in two subgroups: women with no postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms, and those with no history of mental health care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Seclusion or restraint (S/R) are last-resort measures used in psychiatry to ensure the safety of the patient and the staff. However, they have harmful physical and psychological effects on patients, and efforts to limit their use are needed. We describe the characteristics and correlates of S/R events in four Parisian psychiatric centers.
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April 2023
Previous pandemics and related lockdowns have had a deleterious impact on pregnant women's mental health. We studied the impact of the SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 pandemic and France's first lockdown on pregnant women's mental health. A cross-sectional study was conducted in July 2020 using a web-questionnaire completed by 500 adult women who were pregnant during the first lockdown in France (March-May 2020).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOlanzapine long-acting injections (OLAIs) are often prescribed to patients with severe schizophrenia who are typically excluded from randomized clinical trials. To date, no mirror-image study has examined the impact of OLAIs on healthcare resource utilizations in these patients. We conducted a retrospective, one-year mirror-image study of OLAIs on 40 patients with severe schizophrenic disorder.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe acute necrotizing enterocolitis (ANE) is a partial or total necrosis of the small and large intestine. This is a case report of an antipsychotic induced ANE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSchizophr Res Treatment
September 2012
Although response to treatment for the first episode of schizophrenia is generally favourable, nonadherence with the treatment is the first cause of relapse and rehospitalisation within the next few years. Long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIAs) combine the advantages of the newer antipsychotics and the long-acting formulation. The evaluation concerns 25 schizophrenic patients hospitalised for the first time, treated with risperidone long-acting injectable (RLAI) associated with reintegration methods, and followed up for at least 18 months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSainte-Anne hospital in Paris anticipated the application of the law of July 5th, 2011 by initiating a multi-disciplinary task force. It is important to highlight the major involvement of the directorate for legal affairs and users. This task force is now presenting an initial report on the impact on care and organisations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective. To assess clinical development in patients with psychotic disorders who received risperidone long-acting injectable (RLAI) in combination with psychosocial interventions as part of daily clinical practice in France. Methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProg Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
June 2002
The aim of the study was to establish a relationship between the clinical efficacy of risperidone (Risp), the biological levels of Risp and its metabolite, 9-hydroxyrisperidone (9-OH-Risp), and the turnover of blood biogenic amines during a long-term treatment (1 year). Risp is one of the newer atypical antipsychotic drugs with potent serotonin (5HT2), moderate D2 and real alpha 1-alpha 2 adrenoreceptor antagonistic effects. The study has been performed in an open setting and included 17 patients, but only 15 were followed-up from 3 to 12 months.
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