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A Survey of Practising Psychiatrists' Views on the Treatment of Schizophrenia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 January 2018
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Practising psychiatrists' views about the treatment of schizophrenia were investigated as part of a Quality Assurance Project. A questionnaire which asked for treatment recommendations for each of four case descriptions of patients with schizophrenia was mailed to a one-in-six random sample of Australian psychiatrists; 90% responded. Psychiatrists almost uniformly advocated the use of antipsychotic drugs and usually recommended concurrent supportive psychotherapy or family/social intervention procedures. The recommendations varied systematically, according to the initial history obtained and to the initial response to treatment.
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