Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Mehlum, Lars"
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Elderly Patients With No Previous Psychiatric History: Suicidality and Other Factors Relating to Psychiatric Acute Admissions
Lund-Heimark, Hallvard; Kjelby, Eirik; Mehlum, Lars; Gjestad, Rolf; Selbæk, Geir; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Johnsen, Erik; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Mellesdal, Liv Solrunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: The common recommendation that adults with onset of mental illness after the age of 65 should receive specialised psychogeriatric treatment is based on limited evidence. Aims: To compare factors related to ... -
Mortality and non-use of antipsychotic drugs after acute admission in schizophrenia: A prospective total-cohort study
Strømme, Maria Fagerbakke; Mellesdal, Liv Solrunn; Bartz-Johannesen, Christoffer; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Krogenes, Marianne; Mehlum, Lars; Johnsen, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: In society at large, it is debated whether use of antipsychotic drugs is associated with increased or decreased mortality among patients with schizophrenia. Large register studies have demonstrated an increased ... -
Overactive, aggressive, disruptive and agitated behavior associated with the use of psychotropic medications in schizophrenia
Strømme, Maria Fagerbakke; Bartz-Johannessen, Christoffer; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Mehlum, Lars; Johnsen, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Evidence is limited for the associations between use of psychotropic medications and overactive, aggressive, disruptive or agitated behavior (OADA)1 in clinical practice. Aims: To investigate the associations ... -
Use of Benzodiazepines and Antipsychotic Drugs Are Inversely Associated with Acute Readmission Risk in Schizophrenia
Strømme, Maria Fagerbakke; Mellesdal, Liv Solrunn; Bartz-Johannessen, Christoffer; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Krogenes, Marianne Leiknes; Mehlum, Lars; Johnsen, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose: Little is known about the impact of different psychotropic drugs on acute readmission risk, when used concomitantly in a real-life setting. We aimed to investigate the association between acute readmission risk ...