Conclusions Of Drug Therapies

Question 0

Advantage of Atypicals

Answer 0

Fewer EPS than typicals, but the difference is modest.

Used to treat negative symptoms and drug resistant patients.

Question 1

Level of Help

Answer 1

Neuroleptics are definitely effective but they do not cure it.
20% of schizos are not helped by either drugs as experience severe side effects.
Typicals and Atypicals have the same no adherence and relapse rates.

Question 2

Negatives of Atypicals

Answer 2

Produce weight gain, diabetes and metabolic disorders.

There is a higher risk of death.

Question 3

Controlling psychosis

Answer 3

Offers a way to control psychosis and relapse is still high on maintenance level. Even the best drug program continues to have multiple problems and requires social and psychological therapy.
No evidence that any neuroleptics except clozapine are effective on negative symptoms.