What does schizophrenia teach us about antipsychotics?

Gary Remington, Ofer Agid, George Foussias, Gagan Fervaha, Hiroyoshi Takeuchi, Jimmy Lee, Margaret Hahn

研究成果: Review article査読

5 被引用数 (Scopus)

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METHOD: Three specific developments in the field of schizophrenia are highlighted: advances in knowledge related to the earliest stages of schizophrenia, specifically the prodrome; reconceptualization of schizophrenia as an illness of multiple symptom domains; and greater clarification regarding the efficacy of clozapine and a new generation of APs.

RESULTS: Evidence indicating that negative and cognitive symptoms are present during the prodrome suggests that intervention at the time of first-episode psychosis constitutes late intervention. The limited efficacy of APs beyond psychosis argues against a magic bullet approach to schizophrenia and for polypharmacy that is symptom domain-specific. Clozapine's unique, but limited, efficacy in treatment resistance supports subtyping schizophrenia based on treatment response.

CONCLUSIONS: Advances in our understanding of schizophrenia have important implications regarding the current use of APs, expectations regarding response, and future drug development.

OBJECTIVE: To examine how advances in our understanding of schizophrenia have shaped thinking about antipsychotics (APs) and their role in treatment.

本文言語English
ページ(範囲)S14-S18
ジャーナルCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie
60
3
出版ステータスPublished - 2015 3月 1
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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 精神医学および精神衛生

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