Table 2 Percentage distribution of GPs' (N = 100) and lay people's opinions (N = 398) as to how long the side effects of antipsychotic drugs should be tolerated
General Practitioners | lay persons | P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No tolerance | 2–3 weeks | Long-term | No tolerance | 2–3 weeks | Long-term | ||
Unpleasant dry mouth | 2 | 15.2 | 82.8 | 18.3 | 49.5 | 32.2 | *** |
Heavy sweating | 3 | 38.4 | 58.6 | 26.1 | 50.1 | 23.8 | *** |
Continuous tiredness | 5.1 | 54.5 | 40.4 | 24.4 | 56.9 | 18.7 | *** |
Frequent sexual dysfunction | 4.1 | 52.6 | 43.3 | 27.1 | 51 | 21.9 | *** |
Continuous feeling of unrest | 43.4 | 45.5 | 11.1 | 53.5 | 38.3 | 8.2 | n.s. |
Significant weight gain | 9.3 | 41.2 | 49.5 | 35.9 | 46.4 | 17.7 | *** |
Visible movement disorder | 48.5 | 40.4 | 11.1 | 62.8 | 27.8 | 9.4 | * |
Continuous anhedonia | 24.5 | 60.2 | 15.3 | 33.9 | 55.4 | 10.7 | * |
Risk of drug dependency | 22.7 | 9.1 | 68.2 | 55.2 | 30.1 | 14.7 | *** |
Marked tremor | 33.7 | 54.1 | 12.2 | 58.9 | 33.7 | 7.4 | *** |