title: [Treatment of schizophrenic patients with depot-neuroleptics.].
abstract: During almost four decades neuroleptic drugs have been the main weapon in doctor's armamentarium against schizophrenia and some other major psychiatric disorders. In Iceland seven different depot-neuroleptics from three subgroups are used. The main indication for depot-neuroleptics is to insure that the patient gets the prescribed amount of medication and to prevent a relapse from noncompliance. Depot-neuroleptics have the same side effects as neuroleptics in general. The main focus in this paper is on the following side effects: Extrapyramidal symptoms, tardive dyskinesia, psychic symptoms and neuroleptic malignant-syndrome.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sigursteinsson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thorleifsson