Prevalence of polypharmacy and factors impacting psychotropic prescribing patterns in women of childbearing potential at inpatient mental health services in Qatar

• Main Authors: Nervana Elbakary (Author), Oraib Abdallah (Author), Sami Ouanes (Author), Ahmad Hasanoglu (Author), Eiman Abedlfattah‐Arafa (Author), Maha Al‐Shaikhly (Author), Shatha Alqam (Author), Sulaiman Alshakhs (Author), Zainab Hijawi (Author), Majid Al‐Abdulla (Author), Noriya Al‐Khuzaei (Author), Sazgar Hamad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aims Women may experience unique mental disorders due to hormone shifts. Rates of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are similar between genders, but onset and symptoms may differ. Women tend to use more psychotropic drugs due to limited therapeutic options. This study was aimed to estimate...