Open AccessAtypical Antipsychotic Agents in the Treatment of Violent Patients With Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder
Author(s) -
Menahem Krakowski,
Pál Czobor,
Leslie Citrome,
Nigel Bark,
Thomas B. Cooper
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.63.6.622
Subject(s) - olanzapine , schizoaffective disorder , clozapine , haloperidol , antipsychotic , psychology , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , positive and negative syndrome scale , aggression , atypical antipsychotic , psychosis , medicine , clinical psychology , dopamine
Violent behavior of patients with schizophrenia prolongs hospital stay and interferes with their integration into the community. Finding appropriate treatment of violent behaviors is of primary importance.
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