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ReviewJournal of psychiatric practice2008

Are second generation antipsychotics a distinct class?

Caroline Bonham, Christopher Abbott

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Review in Journal of psychiatric practice, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Caroline BonhamUniversity of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
Christopher Abbott
University of New Mexico · US

Funding

NIMH NIH HHS L30 MH092098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSecond generation antipsychotic medications have become synonymous with "atypicality." To support the clinical lore of equivalent efficacy with reduced risk of extrapyramidal symptoms, clinical trials have overwhelmingly chosen a high-potency first-generation antipsychotic (e.g., haloperidol) as a comparator. Very few clinical trials have compared a second-generation antipsychotic with a low- or mid-potency first-generation antipsychotic medication.

methodsWe identified eight completed, published, double-blind, randomized clinical trials that compared a second-generation antipsychotic with a low- or mid-potency first-generation antipsychotic and reviewed outcome measures for efficacy and extrapyramidal symptoms; 1,241 patients were represented in these eight trials.

resultsAlthough data are very limited, mid- and low-potency first-generation antipsychotics show efficacy and extrapyramidal side effects that are comparable to those of second-generation antipsychotics.

conclusionAside from clozapine, first-generation and second-generation antipsychotics represent a diverse group of medications that have heterogenous receptor profiles and side effects but comparable clinical efficacy and potential to cause extrapyramidal symptoms. Clinicians may provide better treatment for patients by considering the unique pharmacological and side-effect profile of each particular antipsychotic independent of its classification as a first- or second-generation agent.

Indexed as

Antipsychotic AgentsBasal Ganglia DiseasesClozapineCognition DisordersHaloperidolHumansQuality of LifeSchizophreniaAntipsychotic AgentsClozapineHaloperidol

Identifiers

PMID18664891
PMCPMC3632396
OpenAlexW1992297977

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