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A comparative controlled trial of pimozide and fluphenazine decanoate in the continuation therapy of schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

I. Falloon ,
D. C. Watt  and
Michael Shepherd
I. Falloon
Affiliation:
St John's Hospital, Stone, Aylesbury and the Institute of Psychiatry, London
D. C. Watt
Affiliation:
St John's Hospital, Stone, Aylesbury and the Institute of Psychiatry, London
Michael Shepherd*
Affiliation:
St John's Hospital, Stone, Aylesbury and the Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Professor Michael Shepherd, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

Evidence from a controlled, comparative trial indicates that oral pimozide is clinically at least as effective as depot injections of fluphenazine decanoate in the continuation therapy of a group of schizophrenic patients discharged from hospital. The administration of pimozide was associated with fewer unwanted effects. The implications of the findings are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 1978 , pp. 59 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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