Psychiatr Serv 51:928-929, July 2000
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Misuse of Anticholinergic Drugsby People With Serious Mental Illness
Neil Buhrich, M.D., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P.,
Anthony Weller, B.N., R.P.N. and
Prue Kevans, B.Ph.
This study assessed misuse of anticholinergic drugs in a population of 50 patients with serious mental illness who were assertively managed by a community-based outreach team in Sydney, Australia. One-third of the subjects reported having misused anticholinergics over the previous month. All anticholinergics were misused, and trihexyphenidyl (benzhexol) was misused most frequently. Most subjects misused at least one other drug as well. On direct questioning, the reason given most frequently was "to get high"; on indirect questioning, reasons were related more to peer participation and feelings of futility. Marginalized patients living in the community are vulnerable to the misuse of anticholinergic drugs.
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