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Table 2 Services characteristics of using clozapine

From: Iranian psychiatrists’ attitude towards clozapine use for patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a nationwide survey

 

Category

Frequency (percent)

Crisis/home treatment team

Yes

182 (64.8)

No

99 (35.2)

Having a physician leading a dedicated clozapine team in the organization

Yes

15 (5.5)

No

260 (94.5)

Prescribing of clozapine during the working period

Yes

280 (92.8)

No

20 (7.2)

Prescribing of clozapine in the last three months

Yes

73 (28.4)

No

184 (71.6)

Prescribing of clozapine in the last six months

Yes

67 (26.1)

No

190 (73.9)

Prescribing of clozapine in the last year

Yes

79 (30.9)

No

177 (69.1)

Number of patients under the treatment with clozapine

Less than five patients

175 (68.9)

5-10 patients

62 (24.4)

10 and more

17 (6.7)

Mean (SD) patients under the treatment with clozapine

4.3 (6.7)

Experiencing serious events related to clozapine over the past six months

Yes

1 (0.4)

No

261 (99.60

Experiencing serious events related to clozapine over the last year

Yes

0

No

261 (100)

Experience serious events related to clozapine sometimes in the past

Yes

7 (2.7)

No

256 (97.3)

The negative effect of side effects on attitude towards clozapine

Yes

2 (7.7)

No

24 (92.3)

Study article on clozapine during the work period

Yes

226 (80.7)

No

54 (19.3)

Study article on clozapine in the past three months

Yes

75 (100)

No

0

Study article on clozapine in the past six months

Yes

147 (100)

No

0