Neuroleptic-free intervals in the treatment of schizophrenia
- 1 December 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 138 (12) , 1620-1621
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.138.12.1620
Abstract
During a period of 1-2 1/2 years the neuroleptic regimen of 14 schizophrenic outpatients was interrupted every 6 months by drug holidays of 6 weeks' duration. As a result, 10 patients achieved a substantially reduced maintenance dose. The authors were unable to predict for whom the drug holidays would be safe.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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