ArticleIndian journal of psychiatry2023
Oral versus long-acting injectable antipsychotic in first episode schizophrenia: A 12 weeks interventional study.
Article in Indian journal of psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Early Intervention in Psychosis and Management of First Episode Psychosis in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical and Demographic Characteristics in Schizophrenia Patients with and without a History of Taking Long-acting Injectable Antipsychotics: A Comparative Cross-sectional Study.Journal of research in pharmacy practice · 2026Article
- Clinical practice guidelines for management of schizophrenia in India: A comprehensive overview.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Differentiating aspects of oral and long-acting injectable antipsychotic drugs for tailoring the therapy of schizophrenia in clinical practice: a narrative review.International clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Review
- Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Schizophrenia Treated with Long-Acting Injectable vs. Oral Antipsychotics: A Naturalistic Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Poorly Recognized and Uncommonly Acknowledged Limitations of Randomized Controlled Trials.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: There is underutilization of long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics for first-episode schizophrenia (FES) despite having convenient dosing and treatment retention. LAIs are predominantly used for patients with poor compliance, chronic course, and multiple relapses. Materials and Methods: Seventy-two treatment naïve patients with the first episode of Schizophrenia (DSM-5) were assessed for baseline severity of psychopathology using the positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) and quality of life (QOL) using the WHOQOL-BREF scale. Patients were randomized to receive either oral haloperidol or LAI haloperidol for a period of 12 weeks. Results: Both the groups had a significant reduction in PANSS scores and improvement in QoL over 12 weeks period ( Conclusion: LAI haloperidol is similar to oral haloperidol in patients with FES with respect to treatment response and offers benefits in form of a lesser number of side effects during early treatment, overall better adherence rates, and better QOL.
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