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Influences of Polypharmacy on Hallucinatory Behavior in a Sample of Female Chronic Schizophrenic Patients

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Polypharmacy refers to the practice of prescribing two or more psychoactive medications to one patient for the purpose of reducing or controlling psychiatric symptoms. As a treatment modality, polypharmacy developed and continues largely without the support of adequate research data. This study evaluates some effects of polypharmacy on the symptom of hallucinations in a sample of female chronic schizophrenic patients.

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  1. Clinical and Research Facilities, Research Division, Central Islip State Hospital, Central Islip, New York, USA

    S. Merlis, C. Sheppard, J. Fracchia & L. Collins

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  1. Research Institute, Brooklyn State Hospital, 681 Clarkson Avenue, 11203, Brooklyn, N.Y., USA

    Wolfram Keup M.D. (Director of Research, Associate Cinical Professor of Psychiatry,Speaker and EPRA Program Chairman and President Elect.) (Director of Research, Associate Cinical Professor of Psychiatry,Speaker and EPRA Program Chairman and President Elect.)

  2. Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, College of Medicine, Brooklyn, New York, USA

    Wolfram Keup M.D. (Director of Research, Associate Cinical Professor of Psychiatry,Speaker and EPRA Program Chairman and President Elect.) (Director of Research, Associate Cinical Professor of Psychiatry,Speaker and EPRA Program Chairman and President Elect.)

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Merlis, S., Sheppard, C., Fracchia, J., Collins, L. (1970). Influences of Polypharmacy on Hallucinatory Behavior in a Sample of Female Chronic Schizophrenic Patients. In: Keup, W. (eds) Origin and Mechanisms of Hallucinations. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8645-6_39

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