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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2008

Treatment of the first episode of schizophrenia: an update on pharmacologic and psychological interventions.

Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Rocío Pérez-Iglesias, Cesar González-Blanch, Ignacio Mata

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Review
  3. Treatment Response in First-episode Schizophrenia.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Benedicto Crespo-FacorroDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Avda. Valdecilla s/n 39008, Santander, Spain. bcfacorro@humv.es
Rocío Pérez-Iglesias
Cesar González-Blanch
Ignacio Mata

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review emphasizes the recent findings on different pharmacologic and psychological interventions in the treatment of first-episode schizophrenia. Most controlled studies demonstrate that first- and second-generation antipsychotics produce a similar reduction in symptom severity and an overall equal likelihood of clinical response. The cognitive improvements found across atypical antipsychotics were similar and consistent in magnitude with practice effects observed in healthy controls. However, the differential effect of low doses of haloperidol on cognitive function compared with that of second-generation antipsychotics is still debated. The different pattern of metabolic side effects induced by long-term use of antipsychotics is a crucial concern when selecting an antipsychotic treatment for a first-episode patient. More long-term studies are necessary to elucidate the metabolic effects of the different antipsychotic drugs. Cognitive-behavioral therapy and family interventions seem to be effective adjunctive treatments in early phases of schizophrenia in some patients.

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Antipsychotic AgentsCognitive Behavioral TherapyHumansSchizophreniaSeverity of Illness IndexAntipsychotic Agents

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