title: Helping clozapine help: a role for support groups.
abstract: A successful clozapine support group operates from the principle that the drug is most successful when the person takes it as prescribed. The likelihood of initial and ongoing collaboration with treatment is increased when the tangible gains of the treatment can be experienced in the self and demonstrated in others. Clozapine support groups can advance the goals of collaboration and recovery.
authors.affiliation: River Valley Services, Middletown, CT 06457, USA. david.zita@po.state.ct.us
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Zita
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goethe
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D003024:Clozapine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012657:Self-Help Groups
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003024:Clozapine