Jaspreet S. Brar, K. N. Roy Chengappa, Haranath Parepally, Alan R. Sandman, Suzanne B. Kreinbrook, Sapna A. Sheth, Rohan Ganguli
The effectiveness of clozapine in the treatment of the negative symptoms of
schizophrenia remains controversial, as improvements in negative symptoms are
invariably accompanied by improvements in positive symptoms and neurological
side effects. We examined the effectiveness of treatment with clozapine on
negative symptoms in a cohort of patients with minimal positive symptoms.
Improvements in posi... hiện toàn bộ
Our goal in this retrospective study was to assess empirical risk factors for
repeat visits to the psychiatric emergency room. This information may be useful
for targeted prevention and cost-effective service planning. Over a 7-month
period, 400 (18%) of 2212 patients were repeat visitors, accounting for 36% of
all visits. A diagnosis of a psychotic disorder at the first visit was a risk
factor fo... hiện toàn bộ