The strongest predictors of treatment-resistant schizophrenia in a patient include taking antipsychotics, being an inpatient at the time of diagnosis, or spending more than 30 days in a psychiatric hospital before a schizophrenia diagnosis, according to new research reported in Lancet Psychiatry. An estimated 30% of patients with schizophrenia demonstrate resistance to treatment — not responding to sufficient dosages of at least 2 antipsychotic medications — and therefore require clozapine.
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I really hate being TR, maybe one day there will be better treatments.
Maybe one day there will be better meds (with less horrible side affects)