RESEARCH ARTICLE
Changes in Antipsychotic Medication in Clients of Assertive Community Treatment in Japan: A One-Year Follow Up
Naoko Satake1, Kyoko Hazama 2, Tamaki Sono*, 3, Makoto Takahashi 4, Junichiro Ito 4
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2011Volume: 7
First Page: 1
Last Page: 3
Publisher ID: CPEMH-7-1
DOI: 10.2174/1745017901107010001
Article History:
Received Date: 24/8/2010Revision Received Date: 16/10/2010
Acceptance Date: 27/10/2010
Electronic publication date: 19/1/2011
Collection year: 2011

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Abstract
The purpose of the present one-year follow-up study was to describe and investigate the change in the amount of antipsychotic drugs prescribed for ACT (assertive community treatment) clients in Japan. Subjects were 52 clients of ACT from January 2009 to December 2009. Prescription data were collected each month from the time the clients entered into ACT. The results of a Wilcoxon signed-rank test show that the dosage of antipsychotics significantly decreased from 1,131.3 mg to 731.3 mg over the course of the 12 months (Z = -2.505, p = 0.012).