Title
Clozapine in schizophrenia and its association with treatment satisfaction and quality of life: Findings of the three national surveys on use of psychotropic medications in China (2002-2012)
Publication Date
2015
Journal Title
Schizophr Res
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We examined the time trends and correlates of clozapine use in schizophrenia patients in China. METHOD: A total of 14,013 patients with schizophrenia treated in 45 psychiatric hospitals/centers nationwide were interviewed in 2002, 2006 and 2012. Patients' socio-demographic and clinical characteristics including psychopathology, medication side effects, satisfaction with treatment and quality of life (QOL) were recorded in a standardized fashion. RESULTS: Clozapine was used in 32.9% of the whole sample; with corresponding figures of 39.7%, 32.5% and 26.4% in 2002, 2006 and 2012 (p
Volume Number
168
Issue Number
1-2
Pages
523-9
Document Type
Article
EPub Date
2015/08/19
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Psychiatry
Additional Departments
Molecular Medicine
PMID
DOI
10.1016/j.schres.2015.07.048