Open AccessDelayed-Onset Hypothesis of Antipsychotic Action
Author(s) -
Ofer Agid,
Shitij Kapur,
Tamara Arenovich,
Robert B. Zipursky
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.60.12.1228
Subject(s) - antipsychotic , placebo , brief psychiatric rating scale , positive and negative syndrome scale , medicine , meta analysis , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , randomized controlled trial , psychology , psychosis , alternative medicine , pathology
To understand the mechanism of action of antipsychotic drugs, it is critical to recognize the time course over which these medications take effect. Current models of antipsychotic action presume a "delayed onset" of action.