Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "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 ...