Introduction. Ziprasidone in Schizophrenia: From Acute Treatment to Long-Term Management
John M. Kane, MD
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Schizophrenia is a highly complex, chronic, often lifelong, mental illness that severely compromises social, intellectual, and occupational functioning. About 1% of
the population will develop schizophrenia, and annually
more than 2 million Americans suffer from the disorder.
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People with schizophrenia on average live 15 fewer years
than individuals in the general population, dying prematurely of natural (e.g., cardiovascular and respiratory diseases) as well as unnatural causes (primarily suicide).
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J Clin Psychiatry 2003;64(suppl 19):3-5
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