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Managing schizophrenia: an update
1Mental Health Services for Adults of Working Age, Severn NHS Trust, Wotton Lawn Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3WL.
Hospital Medicine (London, England : 1998)
|October 5, 2001
Abstract:
Atypical antipsychotic drugs offer hope to schizophrenics and their families. Controversy continues over their cost-effectiveness but patient surveys suggest increased compliance and thus improved mental health. This article reviews schizophrenia management, exploring the consequences of failing to adopt modern therapies in hampering compliance and stigmatizing the mentally ill.