Role of Long-Acting Injectable Second-Generation Antipsychotics in the Treatment of First-Episode Schizophrenia: A Clinical Perspective
Approximately 80% of patients with the first-episode schizophrenia reach symptomatic remission after antipsychotic therapy. However, within two years most of them relapse, mainly due to low levels of insight into the illness and nonadherence to their oral medication. Therefore, although the formal d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Schizophrenia Research and Treatment |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/764769 |