Prescribing pattern of antipsychotic medication for first-episode psychosis: a retrospective cohort study

Objective Guidelines for antipsychotic use in first-episode psychosis (FEP) recommend that medication be chosen initially on the basis of side effect profile with doses at the lower end of the range. Our objective was to describe the pattern of antipsychotic use in FEP over a period of 21 years in t...

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Main Authors: Fiona Boland, Dolores Keating, Judith Strawbridge, Stephen McWilliams, Roisin Doyle, Caragh Behan, Mary Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/1/e040387.full