Clozapine use in early psychosis

In this study, we aimed to determine; the proportion of young people with a first episode of psychosis (FEP) who would be considered eligible for clozapine treatment, the theoretical delay in commencing clozapine and to compare the outcomes of those treated with clozapine to those who were eligible but not treated with clozapine.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - March 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kristen Thien, Meghan Bowtell, Scott Eaton, Melissa Bardell-Williams, Linglee Downey, Aswin Ratheesh, Patrick McGorry, Brian O'Donoghue Source Type: research