Antipsychotics: is it time to introduce patientchoice?

Antipsychotics: is it time to introduce patientchoice?

Evidence regarding overestimation of the efficacy of antipsychotics andunderestimation of their toxicity, as well as emerging data regardingalternative treatment options, suggests it may be time to introduce patientchoice and reconsider whether everyone who meets the criteria for aschizophrenia spec...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 2012-08, Vol.201 (2), p.83-84
Main Authors: Morrison, Anthony P, Hutton, Paul, Shiers, David, Turkington, Douglas
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Antipsychotics
Decision making
Efficacy
Medical diagnosis
Mortality
Neuroleptics
Psychotropic drugs
Systematic review
Toxicity
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Summary:Evidence regarding overestimation of the efficacy of antipsychotics andunderestimation of their toxicity, as well as emerging data regardingalternative treatment options, suggests it may be time to introduce patientchoice and reconsider whether everyone who meets the criteria for aschizophrenia spectrum diagnosis requires antipsychotics in order torecover.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465