Which antipsychotics would mental health professionals take themselves?

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 94-96

  Bleakley, Stephen ^a   Olofinjana, Olubanke ^a   Taylor, David ^a,b  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PREFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33847746242     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.106.012955     Document Type: Article

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