Role Of Procyclidine Use In Treatment Of Antipsychotic Side Effect Among Schizophrenic Patients.

Abstract

Hayder Ameer Jabor

Antipsychotic medications has main effect for treatment patients with schizophrenia. It reduce the "positive" symptoms, including hallucinations and delusions. there are two types of antipsychotic medications; typical and atypical, typical antipsychotics. Extrapyramidal side effects are one of the most antipsychotic side effects Procyclidine is a Anticholinergic agents are effective adjuncts for the relief of extrapyramidal side effects. Descriptive study as analytical design was carried out from 5 April to 27 July 2019 to assessment role of Procyclidine use in treatment of extrapyramidal side effect. Non-probability (purposive) sample of 30 schizophrenic patients who has a chronic schizophrenia were diagnosed by psychiatrist with schizophrenia and treated with antipsychotic medication was selected from Al-Diwanyia Teaching Hospital psychiatric department. Data were collected by sing a semi structured interviews were constructed with chronic schizophrenia patients and their family. Results of study reveals that the majority (40%) of the study sample were at age of (46-55) year’s old. more than half (56.6%) of the patients they were used use of Procyclidine for treatment of Extrapyramidal side effects.