Should patients be informed about the side effects of psychotropic drugs? According to us: Yes

Atmaca, Murad; Korucu, Tuba; Cekic, Sevier; Kazgan, ASLI; Keles, Denizhan; Tabara, M.; Baykara, Sema; Korkmaz, Sevda

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2018.09.042

Should patients be informed about the side effects of psychotropic drugs? According to us: Yes

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Atmaca M., Korucu T., Cekic S., Kazgan A., Keles D. D., Tabara M. F., ...More

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, vol.270, pp.176-179, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 270
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.09.042
Journal Name: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.176-179
Keywords: Psychotropic drugs, Informed, Side effects, Nocebo
Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: In our daily clinical practice, we observe that patients who were informed about the probable side effects of any medication experience less side effects. For this reason, we decided to examine this in a systematic investigation.