ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Manit Srisurapanont,M.D. Tinnakorn Chan-Ob,M.D. Narong Maneeton, M.D.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Comparison of the Efficacy between Risperidone and Classical Antipsychotics: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in Schizophrenic Patients

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 41 No.4 October-December 1996, P 247-260

รายละเอียด / Details:

The efficacy of antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia has been an issue of interest. In the present meta-analysis, the efficacy of risperidone was compared with that of classical antipsychotics. By the CD-ROM edition of Medline computerized search, 8 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The dosage of risperidone was separated into 4 dose ranges. The PANSS positive, negative, general-psychopathology, and total scores in each dose range were analyzed. From the effect size (d) of each comparison, the weighted mean d (dw) of each dose range of risperidone were presented. The total of 2159 patients with schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder were included in the present analysis.The results show that, in the dosage of 1-2 mg/day of risperidone, the weighted mean effect size (dw) on PANSS positive scores is lower than -0.20. For the dosage of 4-6 mg/day of risperidone, the weighted effect sizes (dw’s) on PANSS negative, general-psychopathology, and total scores are equal to or higher than 0.20. In conclusion, the efficacy of risperidone in the dosage of 1-2 mg/day is likely to be lower than that of classical antipsychotics in regard to the improvement on positive symptoms. However, risperidone in the dosage of 4-6 mg/day is probably more effective than classical antipsychotics, especially on the improvement of negative and general-psychopathology symptoms. Further studies are still needed to support the provisional results of this present analysis.

Keywords: drug therapy, meta-analysis, risperidone, schizophrenia, psychiatry, risperidal, antipsychotic drug

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 1996

Address: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Amphur Muang, Chiang Mai 50200. E-mail: msrisura@mail.med.cmu.ac.th

Code: 0000041

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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