Identification of Antipsychotic Side Effects with Glassgow Antipsychotic Side-Effect Scale (GASS)
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Audit: Monitoring of side effects using GASS (Glasgow Antipsychotic Side-Effect Scale).
BACKGROUND Anti-psychotics are often prescribed off-licence for personality and affective disorders. The aim of this audit was to identify patients on specific wards within St Andrews Hospital and to determine how many of the Glasgow Antipsychotic Side-Effect Scale (GASS) forms had been completed as per policy. METHODS Thirteen patients of Dr Boris Iankov, Consultant Psychiatrist within the a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health Science and Prevention
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2549-919X
DOI: 10.29080/jhsp.v4i2.268