Patients' and psychiatrists' perspectives on clozapine treatment-a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The atypical antipsychotic clozapine has shown superior efficacy compared with other antipsychotics and is the gold standard for treating otherwise treatment resistant schizophrenia. However, multiple studies have found that clozapine is underutilised in most parts of the world. A few reviews of literature addressing barriers to clozapine prescribing have been conducted. While there is some variation in the literature included in these reviews, a common feature of the studies included is that they primarily focus on clinical staff's attitudes and perceived barriers for prescribing. Studies of patient perspectives are only sparsely included. A preliminary literature search revealed though, that additional literature on the subject exists, including literature on patient

SUBMITTER: Jakobsen MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8499327 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature