Changes in Antipsychotic Medication in Clients of Assertive Community Treatment in Japan: A One-Year Follow Up
Naoko Satake1
Kyoko Hazama 2
Tamaki Sono, *
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Makoto Takahashi 4
Junichiro Ito 4
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Makoto Takahashi 4
Junichiro Ito 4
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Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health
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19 Jan 2011 •
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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DOI: 10.2174/1745017901107010001
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).
Keywords: Antipsychotics, Assertive Community Treatment, Medication, Japan, Schizophrenia, Community.
