If this is not your name, click here. Other Ophthalmic Surgery Organ Transplantation Orthopaedics Other Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis Otitis Otorhino. Patients with uncontrolled schizophrenia were referred either by themselves, their GP, family or others. They experienced either relapse, poor response to antipsychotic drugs, intolerance to side-effects, or poor treatment compliance, she explained.
Patients receive one of three atypical antipsychotic drugs.
In addition, they experienced significant reductions in side-effects associated with previous treatment. The clinic has a dual purpose combining intensive treatment with the study of novel antipsychotics in treatment-resistant patients, explained Dr. Pilowsky. Patients undergo detailed assessment taking up to two hours, including brain scanning and receptor imaging, interviews with family members and a detailed history is taken of response to past treatment and reasons for poor compliance. Patients receive psychosocial counseling as and when needed and treatment progress is closely monitored for up to one year. Prescribing better-tolerated drugs is within the remit of every psychiatrist along with an approach involving more listening and flexibility.