Abstract
There is no clear evidence that atypical antipsychotics are more effective or are better tolerated than conventional antipsychotics. Conventional antipsychotics should usually be used in the initial treatment of an episode of schizophrenia unless the patient has previously not responded to these drugs or has unacceptable extrapyramidal side effects.
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AmisulprideOlanzapineQuetiapineRisperidoneSertindoleTolerabilityClozapineAntipsychoticExtrapyramidal symptomsAtypical antipsychoticMedicinePsychiatryHaloperidolTypical antipsychoticPsychologySchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)Internal medicineAdverse effectDopamine
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- 2000
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- Volume
- 321
- Issue
- 7273
- Pages
- 1371-1376
- Citations
- 1065
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John Geddes,
Nick Freemantle,
Paul J. Harrison
et al.
(2000).
Atypical antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia: systematic overview and meta-regression analysis.
BMJ
, 321
(7273)
, 1371-1376.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7273.1371
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- 10.1136/bmj.321.7273.1371