title: Long-acting injectable antipsychotics: shall the last be first?
abstract: A paradigm shift is afoot in which the "last shall be first," namely, use of long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics, rather than being reserved for use only at the last stages of schizophrenia, may be shifting to first-line treatment of early episodes of this illness.
authors: Stephen M
authors: SM
authors: Stahl
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations