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Table 3 Antipsychotic monotherapy used in the maintenance treatment and readmission rate of patients followed-up from 2012 to 2017, Brasília—Brazil

From: Risk factors associated with readmissions of patients with severe mental disorders under treatment with antipsychotics

Antipsychotic group

Antipsychotic

Frequency, No. (%)

Readmission, No. (%)

N = 518

Typical (oral)

Chlorpromazine

30 (5.8)

22 (73.3)

Haloperidol

281 (54.2)

199 (70.8)

Levomepromazine

11 (2.1)

6 (54.5)

Thioridazine

4 (0.8)

1 (25.0)

Total

326 (62.9)

228 (69.9)

Atypical (oral)

Aripiprazole

15 (2.9)

9 (60.0)

Quetiapine

31 (6.0)

18 (58.1)

Clozapine

13 (2.5)

7 (53.8)

Risperidone

66 (12.7)

33 (50.0)

Olanzapine

19 (3.7)

9 (47.4)

Total

144 (27.8)

76 (52.8)

LAIs1

Depot Risperidone

6 (1.2)

5 (83.3)

Depot Haloperidol

42 (8.1)

29 (69.0)

Total

48 (9.3)

34 (70.8)

Total

 

518 (100)

338 (65.2)

  1. 1Long-acting injections antipsychotics