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Role of fluphenazine decanoate in lessening the burden of chronic schizophrenics on the community

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Barbara C. Stevens
Affiliation:
From the Medical Research Council Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5

Synopsis

This paper reports the social results of a double-blind placebo controlled trial of fluphenazine decanoate. Among patients on placebo there was a deterioration in family relationships, which was due to an increase in aggression, noisiness, talking about delusions, and socially embarrassing behaviour after withdrawal of active drug.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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