Effect of Atypical Antipsychotic on Blood Pressure in Inpatients with Schizophrenia of Prof. Dr. Soerojo Mental Health Hospital Magelang.

Context: Schizophrenia ranks the top of all mental disorders with poor prognosis. Central Java Province is in the top five of schizophrenia incidents in Indonesia. Antipsychotic is the main therapy for schizophrenia, which is divided into 2, atypical and typical. The atypical antipsychotic is more preferable because of the minimal effect of the extrapyramidal syndrome but affects the blood pressure.

Aims: To analyze the blood pressure of schizophrenia inpatients during the pre and post-use of atypical antipsychotics in RSJ Prof. Dr. Soerojo Magelang.

Settings And Design: This study was an observational study with cohort retrospective methods.

Methods And Material: The research was approved and reviewed by the committee of ethics and law of Prof. Dr. Soerojo Mental Hospital. The inclusion criteria are those diagnosed with schizophrenia based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM IV), aged about 17-55 years old, receiving antipsychotic atypical therapy for at least 3 months.The exclusion criteria are inpatients who also receive antidepressants and antihypertension, have a history of cardiovascular disease and hypertension, and incomplete medical records.

Statistical Analysis Used: Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis test.

Results: The result of this study most of them were treated using combination risperidone and clozapine (82.1%). In this study, 43 inpatients experienced a decrease in systolic blood pressure, 57 in systolic blood pressure, 6 with no change in systolic blood pressure, 47 a decrease in diastolic blood pressure, 50 an increase in diastolic blood pressure, and 9 with no change in diastolic blood pressure.

Conclusions: There was no significant difference in the blood pressure before and after the treatment.