Antipsychotics: is it time to introduce patient choice?

Anthony P Morrison; Paul Hutton; David Shiers; Douglas Turkington

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.112.112110

Antipsychotics: is it time to introduce patient choice?

Anthony P Morrison, Paul Hutton, David Shiers, Douglas Turkington

School of Health in Social Science

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Evidence regarding overestimation of the efficacy of antipsychotics and underestimation of their toxicity, as well as emerging data regarding alternative treatment options, suggests it may be time to introduce patient choice and reconsider whether everyone who meets the criteria for a schizophrenia spectrum diagnosis requires antipsychotics in order to recover.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	83-4
Number of pages	2
Journal	The British Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	201
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.112.112110
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012

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Antipsychotic Agents
Choice Behavior
Humans
Risk Assessment
Schizophrenia
Treatment Outcome

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