A Critical Thinking of Antipsychotic Medication and Side Effects Schizophrenia Patients

Divaz Hedya Putri, Julaeha

2023

Abstract

Schizophrenia is the most common mental illness with a poor prognosis. Antipsychotic drugs are the main treatment for schizophrenia, but the administration of this therapy can sometimes cause side effects that are quite detrimental to the patient. Antipsychotic drugs are used to manage the treatment of schizophrenia. The main goals in the treatment of schizophrenia are to reduce the frequency and severity of psychotic exacerbations, to improve symptoms, and to improve patients' functional capacity and quality of life. Objectives: This narrative review aims to describe the administration of antipsychotic therapy and assess the relationship between antipsychotic therapy and the incidence of adverse events in patients with schizophrenia. Methods: The research method used is a narrative review by searching for published articles on the relationship between antipsychotic treatment and the incidence of extrapyramidal syndrome adverse events in patients with schizophrenia. Results: A narrative review of 20 published journals showed that symptoms of extrapyramidal syndrome can occur after a few days to weeks of use of typical antipsychotics. While metabolic syndrome side effects occur after a few weeks in patients receiving atypical antipsychotics. Conclusion: Patients on typical antipsychotic therapy experienced more extrapyramidal syndrome side effects than patients on atypical antipsychotic therapy. However, the side effects of atypical antipsychotics were found to be more dangerous, with a risk of death due to the metabolic syndrome side effects they caused.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Putri D. and Julaeha. (2023). A Critical Thinking of Antipsychotic Medication and Side Effects Schizophrenia Patients. In Proceedings of the 4th International Seminar and Call for Paper - Volume 1: ISCP UTA '45 JAKARTA; ISBN 978-989-758-691-0, SciTePress, pages 156-160. DOI: 10.5220/0012584900003821

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iscp uta '45 jakarta23,
author={Divaz Hedya Putri and Julaeha},
title={A Critical Thinking of Antipsychotic Medication and Side Effects Schizophrenia Patients},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Seminar and Call for Paper - Volume 1: ISCP UTA '45 JAKARTA},
year={2023},
pages={156-160},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012584900003821},
isbn={978-989-758-691-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Seminar and Call for Paper - Volume 1: ISCP UTA '45 JAKARTA
TI - A Critical Thinking of Antipsychotic Medication and Side Effects Schizophrenia Patients
SN - 978-989-758-691-0
AU - Putri D.
AU - Julaeha.
PY - 2023
SP - 156
EP - 160
DO - 10.5220/0012584900003821
PB - SciTePress