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SUBMITTER: Tanioka T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3437285 | biostudies-other | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Tanioka Tetsuya T Fuji Syoko S Kataoka Mika M King Beth B Tomotake Masahito M Yasuhara Yuko Y Locsin Rozzano R Sekido Keiko K Mifune Kazushi K
ISRN nursing 20120830
Aim. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate changes in clinical indicators which influence the quality of life (QOL) of patients with schizophrenia treated by antipsychotic therapy before and after switching to aripiprazole. Methods. A retrospective chart review of 27 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and who were switched from one antipsychotic to aripiprazole was performed. Clinical indicators about the daily dosage of antipsychotics and antiparkinsonian drugs, psychiatric ...[more]