Medication strategies in first episode psychosis patients: A survey among psychiatrists.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

There is an ongoing debate regarding the optimal timing of discontinuation of antipsychotic drugs for patients with first episode psychosis. Although most guidelines recommend maintenance therapy for at least 1 or 2 years after reaching remission, study results indicate that early discontinuation may be beneficial for at least a subsample of patients. To date, little is known about which medication strategies are applied in patients recovering from a first psychotic episode. In this study, we examined the beliefs and practices of clinicians on medication discontinuation.

Methods

We performed a survey among 50 experienced Dutch psychiatrists to assess how often specific treatment strategies have been applied in the past 12 months, as well as their knowledge and expectatio

SUBMITTER: Kikkert MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9292219 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature