Risperidone in the treatment of Hispanic inpatients with schizophrenia: A pilot study

Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 371-374

  Frackiewicz, E J ^a   Herrera, J M ^a   Sramek, J J ^a   Collazo, Y ^a   Lawson, W B ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RISPERIDONE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036956981     PISSN: 00332747     EISSN: 1943281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/psyc.65.4.371.20237     Document Type: Article

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