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Intermittent drug techniques for schizophrenia

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, July 2013
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Title
Intermittent drug techniques for schizophrenia
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, July 2013
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd006196.pub2
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Authors

Stephanie Sampson, Mouhamad Mansour, Nicola Maayan, Karla Soares‐Weiser, Clive E Adams

Abstract

Antipsychotic medication is considered the mainstay of treatment for schizophrenia and is generally regarded as highly effective, especially in controlling positive symptoms. However, long-term antipsychotic exposure has been associated with a range of adverse effects, including extra-pyramidal symptoms (EPS), neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), tardive dyskinesia and death. Intermittent drug techniques refers to the 'use of medication only during periods of incipient relapse or symptom exacerbation rather than continuously'. The aim is to reduce the risk of typical adverse effects of antipsychotics by 'reducing long-term medication exposure for patients who are receiving maintenance treatment while limiting the risk of relapse', with a further goal of improving social functioning resulting from the reduction of antipsychotic-induced side effects

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 <1%
United States 1 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
Unknown 214 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 37 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 24 11%
Student > Bachelor 21 10%
Researcher 19 9%
Other 15 7%
Other 36 17%
Unknown 66 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 60 28%
Psychology 32 15%
Nursing and Health Professions 23 11%
Social Sciences 8 4%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 8 4%
Other 13 6%
Unknown 74 34%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 31. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 May 2023.
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#1,266,472
of 25,457,297 outputs
Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#2,656
of 11,499 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#10,586
of 208,809 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#56
of 288 outputs
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