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ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2024

Keep in mind sex differences when prescribing psychotropic drugs.

Marianna Mazza, Domenico De Berardis, Giuseppe Marano

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Article in World journal of psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Marianna MazzaDepartment of Neurosciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome 00168, Italy. mariannamazza@hotmail.com.
Domenico De BerardisMental Health, NHS, ASL 4 Teramo, Teramo 64100, Italy.
Giuseppe MaranoDepartment of Neurosciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome 00168, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Women represent the majority of patients with psychiatric diagnoses and also the largest users of psychotropic drugs. There are inevitable differences in efficacy, side effects and long-term treatment response between men and women. Psychopharmacological research needs to develop adequately powered animal and human trials aimed to consider pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of central nervous system drugs in both male and female subjects. Healthcare professionals have the responsibility to prescribe sex-specific psychopharmacotherapies with a priority to differentiate between men and women in order to minimize adverse drugs reactions, to maximize therapeutic effectiveness and to provide personalized management of care.

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PsychopharmacologyPsychotropic drugsSex differencesWomen

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PMID38464773
PMCPMC10921286

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