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Abstract
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1. In the last years many studies have demonstrated that the maintenance therapy with depot-neuroleptics could reduce the readmissions of schizophrenic outpatients in comparison to short-acting medication.
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2. Most placebo-controlled studies are based on a follow-up of only one or two years. In a “mirror-image” study over 5 years the relapse rates and the duration of the hospital stay of 78 schizophrenic outpatients treated with depot-neuroleptics were compared with these parameters under short-acting medication.
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3. There was a high significant reduction of the readmissions rate and of the inpatient time under the treatment with depot-neuroleptics.
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4. The demographic data and therapeutic conditions which influence these results were discussed.