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The Expectation of Outcome from Maintenance Therapy in Chronic Schizophrenic Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

D. A. W. Johnson
D. A. W. Johnson*
Affiliation:
Crumpsall Hospital, Manchester 8; and University of Manchester; University Hospital of South Manchester, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 8LR
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Summary

The results from a prospective follow-up study of a group of schizophrenic patients suggest that a significant proportion (41 per cent) are likely to relapse during a two-year period despite the prescription of long-acting injectable neuroleptic drugs. Some will relapse because of a failure of the regime, but others (32–37 per cent) because the pharmacological protection of these drugs would appear to be less effective in certain patients. Even with the major advantages of the long-acting injectable neuroleptics over oral medication, the schizophrenic patient population remains a group with a high incidence of psychiatric and social morbidity which continues to require the full resources of both the hospital and community services.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 128 , Issue 3 , March 1976 , pp. 246 - 250
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1976 

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