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Clozapine for psychotic disorders in adults with intellectual disabilities

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, September 2015
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Title
Clozapine for psychotic disorders in adults with intellectual disabilities
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, September 2015
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd010625.pub2
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Muhammad Ayub, Khalid Saeed, Tariq A Munshi, Farooq Naeem

Abstract

Psychosis is three times more common in people with an intellectual disability than in those without an intellectual disability. A low intelligence quotient (IQ) is a defining characteristic for intellectual disability and a risk factor for poor outcome in psychosis. Clozapine is recommended for treatment-resistant psychosis. The effect of psychotropic medication can be different in people with intellectual disability; for example, they may be more prone to side effects. People with an intellectual disability and psychosis form a special subgroup and we wanted to examine if there is randomised controlled trial (RCT) data in this population to support the use of clozapine. To determine the effects of clozapine for treating adults with a dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and psychosis. We searched CENTRAL, Ovid MEDLINE, Embase and eight other databases up to December 2014. We also searched two trials registers, the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group's Register of Trials, and contacted the manufacturers of clozapine. RCTs that assessed the effects of clozapine, at any dose, for treating adults (aged 18 years and over) with a dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and psychotic disorder, compared with placebo or another antipsychotic medication. Three review authors independently screened all titles, abstracts and any relevant full-text reports against the inclusion criteria. Of the 1224 titles and abstracts screened, we shortlisted 38 full-text articles, which we subsequently excluded as they did not meet the inclusion criteria. These studies were not RCTs. Consequently, no studies are included in this Cochrane review. There are currently no RCTs that assess the efficacy and side effects of clozapine in people with intellectual disabilities and psychoses. Given the use of clozapine in this vulnerable population, there is an urgent need for a RCT of clozapine in people with a dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and psychosis to fill the evidence gap.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Chile 1 <1%
Unknown 217 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 38 17%
Student > Bachelor 27 12%
Researcher 21 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 17 8%
Other 36 17%
Unknown 59 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 61 28%
Psychology 24 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 17 8%
Social Sciences 10 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 9 4%
Other 28 13%
Unknown 69 32%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 April 2016.
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#2,262,826
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Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#4,664
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#30,336
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Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#126
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