Patients treated with Risperdal were also discharged sooner than patients being treated with olanzapine. Medical professionals want the best possible outcomes for patients, but in today's increasingly cost constrained health environment, doctors have to justify their prescribing decisions. Country by country population statistics can be obtained from the United Nations Population Division. Population in all countries 1998. Schizophrenia is one of the most common severe mental illnesses, and can result in long term chronic disability.
Schizophrenia places a major economic burden on society.
Poster presentation at the Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum, Brussels, Belgium. 9-13th July 2000. American Psychiatric Association. All rights reserved.