Psychotropic Drug Prescribing to Chronic Schizophrenics in a Hong Kong Hospital

Helen F.K. Chiu, P.S. Shum and C.W. Lam
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Helen F.K. Chiu: Department of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
P.S. Shum: Mental Health Services of Hong Kong, Kwai Chung Hospital, Hong Kong
C.W. Lam: Kwai Chung Hospital, Hong Kong

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1991, vol. 37, issue 3, 187-191

Abstract: There is little information on the prescription practice for chronic schizophrenics, especially in Asia. A survey in a mental hospital in Hong Kong revealed a high mean daily dose of antipsychotics and a high frequency of use of anticholinergic drugs. The significance of these findings is discussed.

Date: 1991
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DOI: 10.1177/002076409103700305

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