For People with Schizophrenia, New Antipsychotic Drugs Are Not Better Than Old Ones

Research reported in The Lancet finds that whentreating a first episode of schizophrenia, second-generationantipsychotic drugs are not necessarily better than thefirst-generation drug haloperidol. Second-generation drugs were introduced over ten years ago. Compared tofirst-generation drugs, they were designed to be more effective andcause fewer motor side-effects such as stiffness and tremors.

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Filed under: Mental Health on April 2nd, 2008