The prevalence of antipsychotic polypharmacy and its associations with violent behaviors among forensic psychiatry patients.

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Title: The prevalence of antipsychotic polypharmacy and its associations with violent behaviors among forensic psychiatry patients.
Authors: Kaggwa MM; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda. kmarkmohan@gmail.com.; Waypoint Research Institute, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, 500 Church Street, Penetanguishene, ON, L9M 1G3, Canada. kmarkmohan@gmail.com.; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, 8th floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada. kmarkmohan@gmail.com.; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, 100 West 5th, Hamilton, ON, L89 3K7, Canada. kmarkmohan@gmail.com.; Forensic Psychiatry Program, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 100 West 5th, Hamilton, ON, L89 3K7, Canada. kmarkmohan@gmail.com., Abaatyo J; Department of Psychiatry, King Ceasor University, Kampala, Uganda.; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Uganda Christian University, Kampala, Uganda.; Department of Psychiatry, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda., Christi P; Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada., Lessard E; Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada., Bradford J; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, 100 West 5th, Hamilton, ON, L89 3K7, Canada.; Forensic Psychiatry Program, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 100 West 5th, Hamilton, ON, L89 3K7, Canada.; Division of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada., Chaimowitz GA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, 100 West 5th, Hamilton, ON, L89 3K7, Canada.; Forensic Psychiatry Program, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 100 West 5th, Hamilton, ON, L89 3K7, Canada., Olagunju AT; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, 100 West 5th, Hamilton, ON, L89 3K7, Canada.; Forensic Psychiatry Program, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 100 West 5th, Hamilton, ON, L89 3K7, Canada.; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK, 73117, USA.; Discipline of Psychiatry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
Source: BMC psychiatry [BMC Psychiatry] 2026 Feb 03; Vol. 26 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 03.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968559 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-244X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1471244X NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Psychiatry Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1471-244X
DOI:10.1186/s12888-026-07858-9