Managing schizophrenia in the community

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 186-191

  Hustig, Harry H ^a,b   Norrie, Peter D ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; FLUPENTIXOL DECANOATE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PERICIAZINE; PIMOZIDE; RISPERIDONE; THIORIDAZINE; TIOTIXENE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL DECANOATE;

AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ALCOHOL ABUSE; CARDIOTOXICITY; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG ABUSE; DYSTONIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINA DISEASE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; WEIGHT GAIN; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FAMILY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0032536334     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb126782.x     Document Type: Review

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