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International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol. 37, No. 3, 187-191 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/002076409103700305

Psychotropic Drug Prescribing to Chronic Schizophrenics in a Hong Kong Hospital

Helen F.K. Chiu

Department of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong

P.S. Shum

Mental Health Services of Hong Kong, Kwai Chung Hospital, Hong Kong

C.W. Lam

Kwai Chung Hospital, Hong Kong

There is little information on the prescription practice for chronic schizophrenics, especially in Asia. A survey in a mental hospital in Hong Kong revealed a high mean daily dose of antipsychotics and a high frequency of use of anticholinergic drugs. The significance of these findings is discussed.


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