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Table 2 Medications at presentation and prescribed on baseline visit for the complete sample (n = 3104).

From: Bipolar disorder and dopamine dysfunction: an indirect approach focusing on tardive movement syndromes in a naturalistic setting

 

At presentation on baseline visit

Prescribed at baseline visit†

No AP (%)

53.2%

11.1%

FGA (%)

25.4%

11.5%

SGA (%)

15.4%

65.3%

Combination of FGA and SGA (%)

6.0%

12.1%

Lithium (%)

18.8%

25.1%

Anticonvulsants (%)

29.9%

49.1%

Antidepressants (%)

30.0%

15.6%

Anticholinergics (%)

*

8.8%

  1. FGA = first generation antipsychotic; SGA = second generation antipsychotic; *not measured; †all patients were prescribed a new treatment at baseline; medication use is extensive in this population, therefore not all used medication is included in this table (e.g. benzodiazepines).