Psychopharmacological treatment of 1650 in-patients with acute mania-data from the AMSP study
2016
Abstract Background Several studies have analyzed prescription patterns for bipolar disorder, but few have for acute mania. Treatment strategies in this complex domain change over time and do not always follow evidence-based guidelines. Methods Prescription data of in-patients suffering from acute mania in the time period from 2005 to 2012 were obtained from the database of the Drug Safety Program in Psychiatry (Institut fur Arzneimittelsicherheit in der Psychiatrie; AMSP). Data were collected on two index dates per year. Changes over time were analyzed comparing the time periods 2005/06 and 2011/12. Results Among 1650 patients (mean ±SD; age: 48.9±14.91 years; 53.1% females) 54.1% received anticonvulsants, 74.5% second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs), 17.8% first-generation antipsychotics (FGAs), 29.1% lithium, 44.1% benzodiazepines and 14.5% antidepressants. Prescription of SGAs increased from 70% to 79% ( p =0.005), while prescription of FGAs and anticonvulsants decreased from 19% to 13% ( p p Limitations Follow-up data are missing and no differentiation between acute and maintenance treatments could be made due to the cross-sectional design. Additionally, our findings do not necessarily translate to outpatients or to other countries. Conclusions Combination therapies represent standard clinical practice. Though many results reflect clinical necessity, the high number of antidepressant prescriptions or valproate use in women of child-bearing age should be judged critically. Further prospective studies should focus on real-world prescription practice in acute mania to evaluate efficacy and safety of common practice. This paper is dedicated to Prof. Dr. Hanns Hippius on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
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