Psychische Erkrankungen in der Lebensspanne ... - DGPPN

Topic 3 G Psychotische Störungen, F2 // Psychotic disorders, F2
mean dose of paliperidone ER was 7.5 ± 2.1 mg / day. 211 (71.8 %)
patients temporarily received a BZD during the study, of which 190
(90 %) were newly initiated after enrolment. The most frequently
used BZDs were diazepam (47.4 %) and lorazepam (44.5 %). The
mean daily BZD dose in diazepam equivalents was 14.4 mg (range
1 – 39 mg / day) and the mean duration of BZD treatment was 14.3
days (range 1 – 46 days). There were differences between countries
in terms of BZD use, with higher percentages in Italy (100 %) Croatia
(82.6 %) and France (80 %), and a lower proportion in Germany
(62.8 %) and Poland (61 %). After stepwise regression, the only
significant predictor for BZD use was a higher disease severity at
baseline as measured by the Clinical Global Impression-Severity
Scale (Chi-Square 17.89; p