Antipsychotic drug doses and adjunctive drugs in the outpatient treatment of schizophrenia

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-80

  Galletly, Cherrie A ^a   Tsourtos, George ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Benzodiazepines; Carbamazepine; Lithium; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOEQUIVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADJUVANTS, PHARMACEUTIC; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CARBAMAZEPINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030858292     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10401239709147777     Document Type: Article

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