• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.9 no.12
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• pp.207-216
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• 2018

In Korea, there has been no national research on the use of antipsychotics for people with intellectual disabilities(I.D); therefore, it is difficult to identify the problems or to find solutions for problems in using antipsychotics. So, the purpose of this study analyze research findings on the use of antipsychotics for people with I.D in Japan. This research method compared and analyzed the results of research published in the journal J-STAGE and Medical Online and studied a cohort results using data. The results of the analysis are as follows. First, many antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to people with I.D, but it is difficult to accurately assess the effectiveness of the treatments. Second, it is not easy to detect side effects. Third, the potential side effects of drug interactions have been raised. The results was emphasized the need of research that accurately evaluate the drugs in survey of actual situation to ensure more safe use of antipsychotics to peoples with I.D in Korea.