Long-acting antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia: use in daily practice from naturalistic observations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current guidelines suggest specific criteria for oral or long-acting injectable antipsychotic drugs (LAIs). This review aims to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of the ideal profile of the patient with schizophrenia treated with LAIs, through the analysis of nonrandomized studies.

Methods

A systematic review of nonrandomized studies in English was performed attempting to analyze the factors related to the choice and use of LAIs in daily practice. The contents were outlined using the Cochrane methods for nonrandomized studies and the variables included demographic as well as clinical characteristics. The available literature did not allow any statistical analysis that could be used to identify the ideal profile of patients with schizophrenia to

SUBMITTER: Rossi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3573926 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature