F. RAMACCIOTTI, D. STAINER, G. MORESSA, G. SCHIAVON - Vol. 9, March 2003, Issue 1
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Antipsicotici tradizionali e olanzapina: studio
retrospettivo su trattamento farmacologico
e prestazioni riabilitative erogate al paziente psicotico
Traditional antipsychotics and olanzapine: retrospective study on drug
treatment
and rehabilitation provided to psychotic patients
This is a descriptive study carried-out at the Venice Psychiatric Service, Venice, Italy, reporting on two groups of 30 subjects each with a diagnosis of psychotic disorder receiving traditional antipsychotics the one and olanzapine the other. The objective was to compare psychotherapeutic and rehabilitative service utilization by the two groups and identify possible quantitative differences during one year.
Method
Retrospective data were collected from the database of the Information
System of the two Services.
Results and ConclusionsThe two groups utilized differently psychiatric services. Generally, patients treated with olanzapine attend more frequently the service, and participates in psychotherapeutic and rehabilitative programs more than patients on classical antipsychotics. This could be connected to the fact that new antipsychotics, like olanzapine, are effective on negative symptoms of psychosis, favouring better psychomotor and cognitive performance, with more participation in rehabilitation programs. The olanzapine group also shows a lower rate of hospital admission and reduced time of hospital stay with respect to the traditional neuroleptic-treated group; this could be connected with more significant therapeutic relations between patients and staff and also with improved clinical course.