A decade after the CATIE study, the focus has shifted from effectiveness to neuroprotection
Current Psychiatry. 2015 December;14(12):19-21
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This past September, exactly 10 years after publication of the primary findings of the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) study.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating: Despite the findings of the CATIE study, the vast majority of psychiatrists would prefer to treat their own family members with an SGA, not an FGA, if the need for antipsychotic medication arises.