title: Managing resistant schizophrenia.
abstract: Approximately 25% of patients with schizophrenia remain actively psychotic despite treatment with conventional antipsychotic medication. Many of these patients become new long-stay patients or are frequent readmissions to psychiatric hospitals. This article reviews some of the causes of treatment resistance and the management of this group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Caswell Clinic, Interim Secure Unit, Glanrhyd Hospital, Bridgend.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Huckle
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Palia
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations