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Title:

Early prediction of antipsychotic nonresponse among patients with schizophrenia.

Document type:
Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Article
Author(s):
Leucht, S; Busch, R; Kissling, W; Kane, JM
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Schizophrenia guidelines recommend waiting several weeks before major changes in antipsychotic treatment are implemented. If, however, nonresponders could be identified shortly after treatment initiation, considerable time could be saved by rapidly switching such patients to potentially more effective alternatives. We therefore attempted to identify what degree of nonresponse shortly after initiation of antipsychotic drug treatment predicts nonresponse at 4 weeks. METHOD: Individual p...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
J Clin Psychiatry
Year:
2007
Journal volume:
68
Journal issue:
3
Pages contribution:
352-60
Language:
eng
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17388703
Print-ISSN:
0160-6689
TUM Institution:
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie; Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
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