Gender differences and psychotropic polypharmacy in psychiatric patients in Brazil: a cross-sectional analysis of the PESSOAS Project

• Hoofdauteurs: Juliana de Oliveira Costa (Auteur), Maria das Graças Braga Ceccato (Auteur), Ana Paula Souto Melo (Auteur), Francisco de Assis Acurcio (Auteur), Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
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Abstract: We aimed to estimate the prevalence and correlates of psychotropic polypharmacy in Brazilian psychiatric patients by gender. Sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical data were obtained through face-to-face interviews and medical charts of 2,475 patients. Psychotropic polypharmacy was defi...