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Out-patients' perceptions of the clinical and psychosocial effects of neuroleptic medication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Tom Chapman  and
Eric Mulvihill
Eric Mulvihill
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Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Salford
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While research into the effectiveness of neuroleptic medication consistently demonstrates its value in improving psychotic symptoms, and in the prevention of relapse, the treatment continues to generate controversy. Indeed, McClelland (1989) has recently asserted that this treatment of choice is “an indispensable evil”; “indispensable” by virtue of its clinical effectiveness, and “evil” because of the wide range of adverse and distressing side effects experienced by patients.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 14 , Issue 6 , June 1990 , pp. 331 - 332
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