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Are we using excessive neuroleptics? An argument for systematic neuroleptic dose reduction in stable patients with schizophrenia with specific reference to clozapine

Sami Yamin Department of Neuropsychology, Southern Health, Clayton, Victoria
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Krishna Vaddadi Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MBBS MPhil (Leeds), FRCPsych, FRANZCP, DPM
Pages 138-147 | Published online: 26 May 2010

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Gary Remington, Ofer Agid & George Foussias. (2011) Schizophrenia as a disorder of too little dopamine: implications for symptoms and treatment. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics 11:4, pages 589-607.
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Herbert Y. Meltzer. (2013) Update on Typical and Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs. Annual Review of Medicine 64:1, pages 393-406.
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Ann M. Mortimer. (2018) Using clozapine in clinical practice. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 17:4, pages 256-265.
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Matthias J. Müller. (2011) Clinical Practice Associated with a Switch from and to Ziprasidone during Routine Inpatient Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment 2011, pages 1-7.
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G. Remington & S. Kapur. (2010) Antipsychotic Dosing: How Much but also How Often?. Schizophrenia Bulletin 36:5, pages 900-903.
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