The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Article August 1, 1999

Introduction.Learning From Our Patients: Key Issues in the Clinical Treatment of Schizophrenia From a Longitudinal Perspective

J Clin Psychiatry 1999;60(suppl 23):3-4

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Schizophrenia remains one of the most severe and debilitating of the mental disorders. As clinicians, we are well aware that many of our patients face a lifetime of recurrent psychotic episodes, often with persistent symptoms between acute episodes, together with significant cognitive and functional impairment.

Brought together in this supplement are a series of articles addressing key issues in the treatment of schizophrenia and reviewing the place of atypical antipsychotics, particularly quetiapine (Seroquel), in clinical practice.

 

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