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A retrospective audit to assess the utilisation of clozapine in a high secure forensic hospital
Huang, Li-Ying Holmes, Nikki
Huang, Li-Ying
Holmes, Nikki
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Poster from the Trent Study Day 2019
Background: People with schizophrenia have an increased mortality rate associated with comorbid physical conditions, socioeconomic factors and elevated rates of suicide. Clozapine has been proven to be superior for treatment resistant schizophrenia compared to other antipsychotics, however, clozapine utilisation has been lower than ideal due to reasons such as patients' fear of side effects and clinicians' general negative beliefs.
Background: People with schizophrenia have an increased mortality rate associated with comorbid physical conditions, socioeconomic factors and elevated rates of suicide. Clozapine has been proven to be superior for treatment resistant schizophrenia compared to other antipsychotics, however, clozapine utilisation has been lower than ideal due to reasons such as patients' fear of side effects and clinicians' general negative beliefs.
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2019
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Drug therapy, High security facilities, Schizophrenia
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Huang, L.-Y. & Holmes, N. (2019). A retrospective audit to assess the utilisation of clozapine in a high secure forensic hospital. Trent Study Day: Substance use and forensic mental health, 22 November 2019 Nottingham, United Kingdom.
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