Psychotropic Drug Prescribing to Chronic Schizophrenics in a Hong Kong Hospital
- 1 September 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Vol. 37 (3) , 187-191
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002076409103700305
Abstract
There is little information on the prescription practice for chronic schizophrenics, especially in Asia. A survey in a mental hospital in Hong Kong revealed a high mean daily dose of antipsychotics and a high frequency of use of anticholinergic drugs. The significance of these findings is discussed.Keywords
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