The promise of atypical antipsychotics

Fewer side effects mean enhanced compliance and improved functioning

Leslie Citrome Dr Citrome is director, clinical research and evaluation facility, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, New York, and professor of psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York.Correspondence[email protected]

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Jan Volavka Dr Volavka is chief, clinical research division, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, and professor of psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine.

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Five new antipsychotic drugs introduced in the United States in the last decade offer physicians the ability to treat patients with schizophrenia and bipolar mania without the adverse effects of the first-generation antipsychotics. In this article, the authors discuss the advantages and side effects of these agents and present a guide to help physicians choose the optimal drug in the most favorable formulation for each patient.

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