Barriers to stopping neuroleptic (antipsychotic) treatment in people with schizophrenia, psychosis or bipolar disorder

Most guidelines recommend long-term, indefinite neuroleptic (or antipsychotic) treatment for people with schizophrenia, recurrent psychosis or bipolar disorder, on the basis that these medications reduce the chance of relapse. However, neuroleptics have significant adverse effects, including sexual...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joanna Moncrieff, Swapnil Gupta, Mark Abie Horowitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-07-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045125320937910