Pharmacological treatment and psychiatric polypharmacy in forensic psychiatric care in Sweden

Taalke Maria Sitter; Suvi Virtanen; Hanna Edberg; Peter Andiné; Anja Fernqvist; Ebba Noland; Tatja Hirvikoski; Thomas Nilsson; Zheng Chang

doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.10031

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Pharmacological treatment and psychiatric polypharmacy in forensic psychiatric care in Sweden

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2025

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Taalke Maria Sitter*: Affiliation:
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Suvi Virtanen: Affiliation:
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
Hanna Edberg: Affiliation:
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Swedish Prison and Probation Services, Norrköping, Sweden Psychiatric Clinic, Stockholm Region, Stockholm, Sweden
Peter Andiné: Affiliation:
Centre for Ethics, Law and Mental Health (CELAM), Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden Forensic Psychiatry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden Department of Forensic Psychiatry, National Board of Forensic Medicine, Gothenburg, Sweden
Anja Fernqvist: Affiliation:
Centre for Ethics, Law and Mental Health (CELAM), Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden Department of Forensic Psychiatry, National Board of Forensic Medicine, Gothenburg, Sweden
Ebba Noland: Affiliation:
Department of Social Work, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. Sundsvall Forensic Psychiatric Centre, Region Västernorrland, Sundsvall, Sweden.
Tatja Hirvikoski: Affiliation:
Centre for Psychiatry Research, Stockholm Region, Stockholm, Sweden Habilitation & Health, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Center for Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Karolinska Institutet (KIND), Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Thomas Nilsson: Affiliation:
Forensic Psychiatry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden Department of Forensic Psychiatry, National Board of Forensic Medicine, Gothenburg, Sweden
Zheng Chang*: Affiliation:
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
*: Corresponding Author(s): Taalke Maria Sitter; taalke.sitter@ki.se; Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, PO Box 281, SE-171 77 Stockholm, SWEDEN Zheng Chang; zheng.chang@ki.se; Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, PO Box 281, SE-171 77 Stockholm, SWEDEN
Corresponding Author(s): Taalke Maria Sitter; taalke.sitter@ki.se; Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, PO Box 281, SE-171 77 Stockholm, SWEDEN Zheng Chang; zheng.chang@ki.se; Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, PO Box 281, SE-171 77 Stockholm, SWEDEN

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forensic psychiatric care pharmacological treatment antipsychotics

Type: Research Article
Information: European Psychiatry , Accepted manuscript , pp. 1 - 19

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