Abstract
No data are available comparing the relative efficacy of different atypical agents in patients with bipolar disorder. A chart review of bipolar and schizoaffective disorder patients who had received courses of at least two atypical agents (n = 33) in a community psychiatry system was conducted. No differences in rates of hospitalizations were found between individual atypical agents or between atypical agents as a class and conventional neuroleptics. However, a significant reduction in rates of emergency room visits was found with atypical agents compared to conventional neuroleptics, with a trend toward greater reduction with clozapine compared to other atypical antipsychotics. Larger prospective studies are needed to confirm these preliminary observations.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 80-81 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Pharmacopsychiatry |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 28 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Pharmacology (medical)