[Antipsychotics in clinical practice. The refractory schizophrenic patients treatment] (original) (raw)

Psychiatria polska

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present and to discuss the results of an investigation conducted among Polish psychiatrists in 2007, especially its part relating to the practice of therapeutic patterns in refractory schizophrenia. Structured individual interviews were conducted from 100 psychiatrists chosen at random in 9 larger cities in Poland. The interviews were followed by a questionnaire consisting of 52 questions relating to the principles of treatment and a perception of the features of antipsychotics. One part of the interview focused on refractory schizophrenia treatment. The perception of antipsychotics was interpreted with the use of the Pin Points Analysis method. In-patient schizophrenic patients are treated most often with clozapine (57%), but olanzapine (38%) and risperidone (32%) are the most common in out-patients. Other neuroleptics are prescribed considerably seldom. According to the doctors' declaration, their choices of medicines would be different, if there we...

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