Variable category | Frequency(%) | |
---|---|---|
Types of antipsychotics | Chlorpromazine | 114 (38.0) |
Fluphenazine decanoate | 32 (10.7) | |
Haloperidol | 53 (17.7) | |
Thioridazine | 4 (1.3) | |
Trifluoperazine | 4 (1.3) | |
Chlorpromazine + Fluphenazine decanoate | 55 (18.3) | |
Haloperidol + Fluphenazine decanoate | 15 (5.0) | |
Chlorpromazine + haloperidol | 23 (7.7) | |
Number of antipsychotics | Monotherapy | 208 (69.3) |
Combination therapy (≥2 antipsychotics) | 92 (30.7) | |
Chlorpromazine equivalent daily dose of antipsychotics in mg | < 300 (sub-therapeutic) | 169 (56.3) |
300–600 (therapeutic) | 114 (38.0) | |
600–1000 (supra-therapeutic) | 17 (5.7) | |
Response to antipsychotics | Adequate response (remission of illness) | 265 (88.3) |
Poor response with recurrent illness | 35 (35.0) |