The pharmacotherapy of infections in patients with mental disorders receiving psychotropic drugs: Focus on good practices

Abstract

There is little data on infection treatment in patients with mental disorders, including on the selection of psychotropic, antibiotic, antifungal, and antiviral medications. Bacterial, viral, and fungal infections often occur in patients with mental illnesses, and there is little data on rational pharmacotherapy in this vulnerable population. Antibiotic treatment is a common event during hospitalization in adult psychiatric hospitals and poses a risk of significant potential to almost a quarter of all patients. Most infections are bacterial infections where antibiotics are used, and this topic will be covered in this lecture.

Keywords

• Infections
• Antibiotics
• Hospitals and Ambulatory Setting
• Psychopharmacology