Symptomatic remission in elderly schizophrenia patients treated with long-acting risperidone

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Title

Symptomatic remission in elderly schizophrenia patients treated with long-acting risperidone

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

Description

Background: In elderly schizophrenia patients remission is difficult to determine due to long disease duration, exposure to differing treatments, long-standing side-effects, non-adherence, cognitive decline and physical comorbidity. Method: Retrospective chart reviews were undertaken of 48 elderly (60+ years) schizophrenia patients admitted to a university-affiliated tertiary psychiatric center in 2006. These patients were experiencing an exacerbation of symptoms at admission. Remission crite...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Journal article

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Article

Date created

2008-12-01

Creator

Tadger, Shelly / Baruch, Yehuda / Barak, Yoram

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/34401

Related subjects

antipsychotic / long-acting risperidone / old age / efficacy / remission

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