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SUBMITTER: Brissos S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4212490 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brissos Sofia S Veguilla Miguel Ruiz MR Taylor David D Balanzá-Martinez Vicent V
Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology 20141001 5
Despite their widespread use, long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics (APs) are often regarded with some negativity because of the assumption of punishment, control and insufficient evolution towards psychosocial development of patients. However, LAI APs have proved effective in schizophrenia and other severe psychotic disorders because they assure stable blood levels, leading to a reduction of the risk of relapse. Therapeutic opportunities have also arisen after introduction of newer, secon ...[more]